Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 197

Devanagari script

रक्ष्यते यागिनीभिश्च प्रियैश्च न वियुज्यते । उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा शृणुयाद्ब्राह्मणः सदा । सर्वान्कामांश्च लभते नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

rakṣyate yāginībhiśca priyaiśca na viyujyate | upaspṛśya śucirbhūtvā śṛṇuyādbrāhmaṇaḥ sadā | sarvānkāmāṃśca labhate nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

เขาย่อมได้รับการคุ้มครองโดยเหล่ายาคินี และไม่พรากจากสิ่งอันเป็นที่รัก ครั้นบ้วนจิบน้ำชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์แล้ว พราหมณ์พึงสดับอยู่เสมอ; ย่อมได้สมปรารถนาทุกประการ—ไม่ควรสงสัยเลย

Word by Word

• रक्ष्यते: is protected
• रक्ष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• यागिनीभिः: by the yāginīs (sacrificial/ritual deities)
• यागिनीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यागिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• प्रियैः: by loved ones/dear (persons)
• प्रियैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• वियुज्यते: is separated
• वियुज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• उपस्पृश्य: having touched (water) / after sipping
• उपस्पृश्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप + स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• शृणुयात्: should listen
• शृणुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्राह्मणः: a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha/Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विचारणा इति विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• विचारणा: deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (अस्ति इति अध्याहृत)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Brāhmaṇa performs ācamana beside a tīrtha, then listens to recitation as subtle Yoginī figures stand as protective guardians; the atmosphere is pure and focused, promising fulfillment of desires.

Characters & Entities

• Yāginīs
• Brāhmaṇa
• Ācamana (upaspṛśya)
• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Arkasthala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and attentive listening to sacred māhātmya invite protection and the fulfillment of rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala within Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is presented as powerfully fruit-giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upaspṛśya (ācamana—sipping water for purity) and then śravaṇa (listening) to the māhātmya, especially for a Brāhmaṇa.