Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रभासे तु पुनश्चंद्र बाल्याप्रभृति संवसे । ब्रह्माण्डे यानि तीर्थानि ब्राह्मणास्तेषु ये स्मृताः

Transliteration

prabhāse tu punaścaṃdra bālyāprabhṛti saṃvase | brahmāṇḍe yāni tīrthāni brāhmaṇāsteṣu ye smṛtāḥ

Translation

కానీ ప్రభాసంలో, ఓ చంద్రా, నేను బాల్యంనుంచే నివసిస్తాను; అలాగే బ్రహ్మాండమంతటా స్మరించబడే తీర్థాలు, వాటిలో ప్రసిద్ధ బ్రాహ్మణులు—

Word by Word

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• चन्द्र: O Moon
• चन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• बाल्य-प्रभृति: from childhood onward
• बाल्य-प्रभृति: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभृति (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययार्थे (from ... onwards), क्रियाविशेषण

• संवसे: you dwell/live
• संवसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्माण्डे: in the universe (cosmic egg)
• ब्रह्माण्डे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तीर्थानि: holy places
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तेषु: in those (places)
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are said
• स्मृताः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Soma (Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Candra is addressed in translation, but the Sanskrit continues addressing Nishānātha; treat as ongoing dialogue with a ‘Lord of Night’ addressee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic map-like vision: Prabhāsa in the foreground with the speaker dwelling from childhood; behind, a panorama of many tīrthas across the universe, with brāhmaṇas as luminous custodians of each site’s memory.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Candra (Soma)
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Tīrthas
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is elevated as a pre-eminent seat of divine presence, linked with the broader Purāṇic vision of tīrthas and dharmic custodians (brāhmaṇas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, singled out as Soma’s enduring abode from childhood.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse sets up a comparative praise of Prabhāsa among all tīrthas.