Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभृत्येव मे नाम बालरूपी निगद्यते । अन्येषु सर्वतीर्थेषु वृद्धरूपी वसाम्यहम्

Transliteration

tatprabhṛtyeva me nāma bālarūpī nigadyate | anyeṣu sarvatīrtheṣu vṛddharūpī vasāmyaham

Translation

அந்நாளிலிருந்து என் பெயர் ‘பாலரூபி’ எனப் போற்றப்படுகிறது; ஆனால் மற்ற எல்லா தீர்த்தங்களிலும் நான் முதிய வடிவில் வாசம் செய்கிறேன்।

Word by Word

• तत्: from that
• तत्: Kāla (Time-from)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-समासपूर्वपद (ablative base in compound)

• प्रभृति: onwards, starting from
• प्रभृति: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थक-कालवाचक (from then onwards)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (enclitic)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बालरूपी: having the form of a child
• बालरूपी: Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नाम)

• निगद्यते: is called, is said
• निगद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + गद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Adhikarana-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सर्वतीर्थेषु)

• सर्वतीर्थेषु: in all sacred fords/places of pilgrimage
• सर्वतीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वृद्धरूपी: having the form of an old man
• वृद्धरूपी: Karta-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अहम्)

• वसामि: I dwell
• वसामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Soma (Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Bālarūpī-bhāva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nishānātha (addressed in adjacent verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Contrast tableau: Prabhāsa showing a radiant child-form ‘Bālarūpī’, while other tīrthas show the same presence as an aged ascetic; pilgrims reacting with wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Sarva-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha can uniquely ‘fix’ a divine presence and form; Prabhāsa is portrayed as a place where Soma’s childlike radiance is especially manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, distinguished from other tīrthas by Soma’s special abiding as Bālarūpī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse primarily explains a theological identity (name/form) tied to sacred location.