Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो गतो विष्णुर्ब्रह्मणः सद उत्तमम् । सावित्री तु समायाता प्रभासे वरवर्णिनि

Transliteration

evamukto gato viṣṇurbrahmaṇaḥ sada uttamam | sāvitrī tu samāyātā prabhāse varavarṇini

Translation

இவ்வாறு கூறப்பட்டபின் ஜகந்நாதன் விஷ்ணு பிரம்மாவின் மிகச் சிறந்த திருவாசஸ்தலத்திற்குச் சென்றான்; ஓ அழகிய நிறமுடையவளே, சாவித்ரி பிரபாசத்திற்கு வந்தடைந்தாள்.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb (thus)

• उक्तः: having been addressed
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; past participle (having been spoken to/being addressed)

• गतः: went
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; past participle (gone)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम्; genitive (of Brahmā)

• सदः: hall/assembly
• सदः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; "assembly/hall"

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; adjective qualifying "सदः"

• सावित्री: Sāvitrī
• सावित्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; particle (but/indeed)

• समायाता: arrived
• समायाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; past participle (having come/arrived)

• प्रभासे: at Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम्; place-name (Prabhāsa)

• वरवर्णिनि: O fair-complexioned one
• वरवर्णिनि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरवर्णिनी (प्रातिपदिक; वर + वर्णिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयसमासः (वरा वर्णिनी यस्या/या)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu departs toward Brahmā’s splendid assembly, while Savitrī—radiant and fair—arrives at the coastal sacred field of Prabhāsa; the scene juxtaposes celestial flight and earthly tīrtha arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā
• Sāvitrī
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places like Prabhāsa are portrayed as living spiritual centers where divine beings arrive and act, affirming the tīrtha’s sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra), a major pilgrimage region celebrated in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets narrative context for the māhātmya of Prabhāsa.