Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

तं दग्ध्वा भगवाञ्छंभुर्गत्वा रोषस्य निर्णयम् । निवासमकरोत्तत्र क्षेत्रे प्राभासिके शुभे

Transliteration

taṃ dagdhvā bhagavāñchaṃbhurgatvā roṣasya nirṇayam | nivāsamakarottatra kṣetre prābhāsike śubhe

Translation

ครั้นเผาเขาเสียแล้ว พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ศัมภู ทรงระงับและตัดสินความพิโรธของพระองค์ แล้วทรงประทับพำนัก ณ เกษตรศักดิ์สิทธิ์ปราภาสอันเป็นมงคลนั้น

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• दग्ध्वा: having burnt
• दग्ध्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular); भगवतः विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• रोषस्य: of anger
• रोषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive), एकवचनम् (singular)

• निर्णयम्: decision/settlement
• निर्णयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• निवासम्: residence/abode
• निवासम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• अकरोत्: made
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• क्षेत्रे: in the sacred field
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• प्राभासिके: Prābhāsika (of Prabhāsa)
• प्राभासिके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राभासिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular); क्षेत्रे विशेषणम्

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular); क्षेत्रे विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, radiant and composed after a fierce act, stands in the luminous coastal sacred field of Prabhāsa; the atmosphere shifts from blazing tejas to serene establishment, suggesting the kṣetra becoming a permanent divine abode.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Prābhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When desire is burned and wrath is pacified, the divine presence becomes स्थिर (established); sacred space is born from spiritual resolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prābhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as an auspicious kṣetra where Śiva chose to reside.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse provides the māhātmya basis for Prabhāsa’s sanctity and pilgrimage merit.