Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्रभासक्षेत्रमासाद्य तिष्ठंति प्रलयादनु । केदारे चैव यल्लिंगं यच्च देवि महालये

Transliteration

prabhāsakṣetramāsādya tiṣṭhaṃti pralayādanu | kedāre caiva yalliṃgaṃ yacca devi mahālaye

Translation

ప్రభాసక్షేత్రాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి వారు ప్రళయానంతరమూ నిలిచి ఉంటారు. కేదారంలో ఉన్న లింగమూ, ఓ దేవీ, మహాలయంలో ఉన్నదీ—

Word by Word

• प्रभासक्षेत्रम्: the Prabhāsa sacred region
• प्रभासक्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास-क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular; ‘प्रभासस्य क्षेत्रम्’ (tatpuruṣa)

• आसाद्य: having reached
• आसाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — having reached/after approaching

• तिष्ठन्ति: they remain/stand
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन — 3pl present

• प्रलयात्: from the dissolution
• प्रलयात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative singular

• अनु: after
• अनु: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (postposition/adverb) — ‘after, following’

• केदारे: in Kedāra
• केदारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular; लिङ्गम् इति विशेषणम्

• लिङ्गम्: liṅga (emblem)
• लिङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — nominative/accusative singular; (यच्च = यत् + च)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative singular

• महालये: in Mahālaya
• महालये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महालय (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आलय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; ‘महान् आलयः’ (कर्मधारय-समासार्थः, परन्तु रूपतः तत्पुरुषवत्)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (with Kedāra comparison)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic dissolution backdrop (dark waters, fading worlds) contrasted with an unshaken luminous Prabhāsa-kṣetra; in parallel panels, the Kedāra liṅga and a ‘great abode’ liṅga shine, indicating an eternal Śaiva triad of refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• pralaya
• Kedāra
• liṅga
• Devī
• Mahālaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s sanctity is eternal—Prabhāsa and its Śaiva symbols are said to endure beyond cosmic dissolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, with a comparative reference to Kedāra and a Mahālaya (great shrine/abode).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the focus is on the enduring presence of sacred liṅgas and tīrtha-power.