Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

एवं कालक्रमेणैव प्रभासं क्षेत्रमागताः । सप्तर्षयो महात्मानो ह्यरुंधत्या समन्विताः

Transliteration

evaṃ kālakrameṇaiva prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāgatāḥ | saptarṣayo mahātmāno hyaruṃdhatyā samanvitāḥ

Translation

ดังนี้ตามลำดับกาล เหล่ามหาตมะสัปตฤๅษีได้มาถึงเขตศักดิ์สิทธิ์ปรภาส พร้อมด้วยอรุณธตี

Word by Word

• एवं: thus
• एवं: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कालक्रमेण: by the course of time
• कालक्रमेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कालस्य क्रमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (restrictive particle)

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa (place)
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देशनाम

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred field/region
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आगताः: came, arrived
• आगताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (सप्तर्षयः)

• सप्तर्षयः: the seven sages
• सप्तर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त+ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—सप्त ऋषयः (द्विगु)

• महात्मानः: great-souled
• महात्मानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सप्तर्षीणाम्); समासः—महान् आत्मा यस्य (कर्मधारय-प्राय)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• अरुंधत्या: with Arundhatī
• अरुंधत्या: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुंधती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समन्विताः: accompanied, endowed
• समन्विताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+अन्वि/इ (धातु) → समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सप्तर्षयः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Frame) Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Seven Sages, radiant and austere, arrive at Prabhāsa’s sacred shore; Arundhatī walks with them, luminous; the sea glitters, and distant temple silhouettes suggest Somnātha/Prabhāsa sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Saptarṣi
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of exalted beings underscores the sanctity of Prabhāsa and models pilgrimage as a dharmic, time-honored practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra itself is explicitly named and highlighted as the destination of the Saptarṣi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse establishes pilgrimage/arrival at the sacred kṣetra.