Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

प्रभासाद्यानि शतशो यत्र नस्तत्र का मतिः

Transliteration

prabhāsādyāni śataśo yatra nastatra kā matiḥ

Translation

பிரபாசம் முதலான நூற்றுக்கணக்கான தீர்த்தங்கள் அங்கே இருப்பின், அங்கே எத்தகைய ஐயமோ எதிர்வாதமோ எவ்வாறு நிலைக்கும்?

Word by Word

• प्रभासाद्यानि: beginning with Prabhāsa (and others)
• प्रभासाद्यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासः आदिः येषाम्) — ‘प्रभास-आदीनि’ इत्यर्थे विशेषणम्

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• शतशः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: by hundreds)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्ययम् (where)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) बहुवचनम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्ययम् (there)

• का: what (kind of)
• का: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचनम्; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (matiḥ इत्यस्य)

• मतिः: opinion; judgment
• मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता) एकवचनम्

Speaker

Tīrtharāja (Mahīsāgara-saṅgama personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Personified tīrthas / assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sweeping vision of Prabhāsa-Kṣetra as a radiant coastal sacred field, with numerous small tīrtha-shrines and bathing spots, pilgrims arriving, and an aura of unquestionable sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a place is affirmed as containing countless tīrthas, skepticism is portrayed as unreasonable—faith in tīrtha-mahātmya is encouraged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahīsāgara-saṅgama is implied as the gathering-point where Prabhāsa and many other tīrthas are present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is specified; the verse asserts the conclusive authority of the site’s sanctity.