Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

कस्मिन्स्थाने मया दक्ष द्रष्टव्योऽसौ महेश्वरः । तत्स्थानानि चरिष्यामि यानि तानि वदस्व मे

Transliteration

kasminsthāne mayā dakṣa draṣṭavyo'sau maheśvaraḥ | tatsthānāni cariṣyāmi yāni tāni vadasva me

Translation

โอ้ทักษะ ข้าพเจ้าจะได้เห็นพระมหेशวร ณ สถานที่ใด? โปรดบอกสถานที่เหล่านั้นแก่ข้าพเจ้าเถิด ข้าพเจ้าจะจาริกไปยังที่นั้น—จงประกาศแก่ข้าพเจ้า

Word by Word

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• स्थाने: place
• स्थाने: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in gerundive construction)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दक्ष: O Dakṣa
• दक्ष: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• द्रष्टव्यः: is to be seen
• द्रष्टव्यः: Kriyā (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि-योग्यता/आवश्यकता (to be seen)

• असौ: that (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara, the Great Lord
• महेश्वरः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: those
• तत्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to स्थानानि)

• स्थानानि: places
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• चरिष्यामि: I will go about, traverse
• चरिष्यामि: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यानि: which
• यानि: Karma (Object; correlating)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object; correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• वदस्व: tell (me)
• वदस्व: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (Recipient/beneficiary)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Soma (Candra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker addresses Dakṣa with folded hands, asking for the exact place to behold Maheśvara; the background hints at coastal Prabhāsa with distant sea and shrine silhouettes.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Dakṣa
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The seeker embraces pilgrimage and effort—moving through sacred places to attain Śiva’s darśana and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching holy region; the verse explicitly points toward a network of sacred locations connected to Maheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pilgrimage (carīṣyāmi—journeying) is implied as the practice, undertaken to obtain darśana and perform worship.