Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्ये मङ्गलामाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम षष्टितमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye maṅgalāmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma ṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీ స్కాంద మహాపురాణము, ఏకాశీతి-సాహస్రీ సంహితలోని సప్తమ ప్రభాసఖండము, ప్రథమ ప్రభాసక్షేత్రమాహాత్మ్యములో ‘మంగళామాహాత్మ్యవర్ణనం’ అను షష్టితమ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (indeclinable particle indicating conclusion/quotation)

• śrīskāṃde: in the Śrī Skanda (Purāṇa)
• śrīskāṃde: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-skanda (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + स्कन्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• mahāpurāṇe: in the Mahāpurāṇa
• mahāpurāṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक; महा + पुराण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• ekāśītisāhasryām: in the eighty-one-thousand (verses)
• ekāśītisāhasryām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti-sāhasrī (प्रातिपदिक; एकाशीतिः + साहस्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• saṃhitāyām: in the Saṃhitā
• saṃhitāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃhitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• saptame: in the seventh
• saptame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal from सप्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: in the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa section
• prabhāsakhaṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + खण्ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• prathame: in the first
• prathame: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (glorification of Prabhāsa field)
• prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभास + क्षेत्र + माहात्म्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• maṅgalāmāhātmyavarṇanam: the description of Maṅgalā’s greatness
• maṅgalāmāhātmyavarṇanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgalā-māhātmya-varṇana (प्रातिपदिक; मङ्गला + माहात्म्य + वर्णन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विषय/शीर्षक (title as subject)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक निपात (indeclinable particle meaning ‘named/called’)

• ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: sixtieth
• ṣaṣṭitamaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭitama (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal from षष्टि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विषय (chapter as heading)

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (textual rubric)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgalā (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript colophon scene: palm-leaf folios or a scribe’s desk with the title ‘Maṅgalāmāhātmya-varṇanam’ and ‘ṣaṣṭitamo’dhyāyaḥ’; in the background, a faint silhouette of Somnātha/Prabhāsa coastline to anchor the section.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda Mahāpurāṇa
• Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Maṅgalā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It is a textual closing statement marking completion of the Maṅgalā-māhātmya chapter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, specifically the chapter dedicated to Maṅgalā’s glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a colophon giving bibliographic placement and chapter title.