Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तत्क्षेत्रस्य प्रभावेन भक्त्या च मम नित्यशः । तेन ते मुनयः सिद्धाः स्वशरीरेण सुव्रताः

Transliteration

tatkṣetrasya prabhāvena bhaktyā ca mama nityaśaḥ | tena te munayaḥ siddhāḥ svaśarīreṇa suvratāḥ

Translation

ด้วยอานุภาพอันยิ่งใหญ่ของกษेत्रศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้น (ปรภาสะ) และด้วยภักติที่มีต่อเราอย่างสม่ำเสมอ เหล่ามุนีผู้ทรงวรตะอันงามนั้นจึงบรรลุความสำเร็จ เป็นผู้ได้สิทธิในกายของตนเอง

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (determinative use), एकवचन (compound member)

• क्षेत्रस्य: of the field/holy place
• क्षेत्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रभावेन: by the power/effect
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• नित्यशः: always
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always/constantly)

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सिद्धाः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धाः: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वशरीरेण: with their own body
• स्वशरीरेण: Karana (Means/with their own body)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य शरीरम्)

• सुव्रताः: of good vows/virtuous
• सुव्रताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of 'मुनयः')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययपूर्वपद-कर्मधारयः (सु-व्रताः)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nandikeśa/Nandin

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary depiction of siddha-munis at Prabhāsa: ascetics radiant, steady in vow, their bodies suffused with spiritual power, with the sacred coastal kṣetra atmosphere around them.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• muni
• siddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctifying power, joined with steady devotion to Śiva, culminates in spiritual perfection (siddhi) and inner transformation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised for its exceptional prabhāva (sacred potency).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes sustained bhakti (devotion) and the sanctity of residing/being in the kṣetra.