Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

संवत्सराण्यनेकानि एवमाराध्य चेश्वरम् । संप्राप्तं परमां सिद्धिं क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके शुभे

Transliteration

saṃvatsarāṇyanekāni evamārādhya ceśvaram | saṃprāptaṃ paramāṃ siddhiṃ kṣetre prābhāsike śubhe

Translation

ดังนี้ เมื่อบูชาองค์อีศวรตามวิธีนี้ตลอดหลายปี ในกษेत्रศักดิ์สิทธิ์ปรภาสอันเป็นมงคล ย่อมบรรลุสิทธิอันสูงสุด

Word by Word

• saṃvatsarāṇi: years
• saṃvatsarāṇi: Karma (Extent of time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; काल-परिमाण (duration as object/extent)

• anekāni: many
• anekāni: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying saṃvatsarāṇi)

• evam: thus/in this manner
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ārādhya: having worshipped/propitiated
• ārādhya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction)

• īśvaram: the Lord
• īśvaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (object of ārādhya)

• saṃprāptam: attained
• saṃprāptam: Kriya (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate: ‘was attained’)

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying siddhim)

• siddhim: accomplishment/perfection
• siddhim: Karma (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म/फल (result attained)

• kṣetre: in the sacred field
• kṣetre: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• prābhāsike: of Prabhāsa
• prābhāsike: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prābhāsika (प्रातिपदिक; from prabhāsa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kṣetre)

• śubhe: auspicious
• śubhe: Adhikarana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kṣetre)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A time-lapse style devotional tableau: the same worshipper returning year after year to a Prabhāsa shrine, offering bilva leaves and water to a liṅga; the kṣetra’s aura brightens, culminating in a radiant siddhi moment (light, halo, divine presence).

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, long-term devotion and worship of Īśvara culminates in supreme spiritual attainment, especially when performed in a sanctified tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (the sacred region of Prabhāsa), praised as an auspicious field for attaining siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sustained ārādhana (worship/propitiation) of Īśvara over many years; the exact ritual details are not specified in this verse.