Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

गुप्तो भूत्वा कुष्ठरोगाल्लज्जयाधोमुखः स्थितः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु प्रभासक्षेत्र उत्तमे

Transliteration

gupto bhūtvā kuṣṭharogāllajjayādhomukhaḥ sthitaḥ | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu prabhāsakṣetra uttame

Translation

Afligido pela lepra, permaneceu oculto, com o rosto inclinado por vergonha, por mil anos divinos, ali no excelso Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

Word by Word

• गुप्तः: hidden
• गुप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त (कृदन्त; गुप् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle: hidden)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Converb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having become

• कुष्ठरोगात्: from the disease of leprosy
• कुष्ठरोगात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• लज्जया: out of shame
• लज्जया: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अधोमुखः: with face downcast
• अधोमुखः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधस् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• स्थितः: stood, remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle: remained/stood)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वर्षसहस्रम्: a thousand years
• वर्षसहस्रम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/but)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रे: in the Prabhāsa sacred field
• प्रभासक्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• उत्तमे: excellent, best
• उत्तमे: Adhikaraṇa (Qualifier of location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Devagupteśvara vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, afflicted with leprosy, stands or sits with downcast face, partially concealed in a grove or near a shrine in Prabhāsa; the passage of ‘a thousand divine years’ is suggested through cyclical moon phases in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Soma (implied from context)
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Kuṣṭharoga (leprosy)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Endurance and penance in a sacred field transform suffering and karma, preparing one for divine intervention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra generally, within the Devagupteśvara narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse highlights long tapas (austerity) as the spiritual discipline undertaken.