Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

अहो क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं सर्वशास्त्रेषु विश्रुतम् । अहो क्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं शृण्वंतु ऋषयोऽमलाः

Transliteration

aho kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ sarvaśāstreṣu viśrutam | aho kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇvaṃtu ṛṣayo'malāḥ

Translation

โอ้! มหิมาแห่งกษेत्रนี้เลื่องลือในคัมภีร์ศาสตราทั้งปวง โอ้! เหล่าฤๅษีผู้ผุดผ่อง จงสดับมหิมาแห่งกษेत्रนี้อีกครั้งเถิด

Word by Word

• अहो: ah! indeed
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वशास्त्रेषु: in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-śāstra (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + शास्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• विश्रुतम्: well-known, renowned
• विश्रुतम्: Karta-predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śru (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (माहात्म्यम्)

• अहो: ah! indeed
• अहो: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: the glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• शृण्वन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अमलाः: pure, stainless
• अमलाः: Karta-qualifier (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ऋषयः)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ amalāḥ (assembly of stainless sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda addressing an assembly of pure sages, urging them to hear again the famed greatness of the kṣetra; a setting of discourse and sacred listening.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Śāstra (sacred teachings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-māhātmya is not mere local lore; it is upheld as śāstra-supported teaching meant to be heard and preserved by sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā-kṣetra (implicit), whose glory is said to be famous in all śāstras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (hearing) of māhātmya as a dharmic, merit-giving act; no specific rite is detailed.