Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अक्रोधनश्च देवेशि सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते

Transliteration

akrodhanaśca deveśi satyaśīlo dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวีผู้เป็นพระชายาแห่งจอมเทพ ผู้ใดปราศจากโทสะ ตั้งมั่นในสัจจะ มั่นคงในพรต และเห็นสรรพสัตว์เสมือนตนเอง ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลแห่งการจาริกสู่ทีรถะ

Word by Word

• akrodhanaḥ: free from anger
• akrodhanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a- (नञ्) + krodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समासार्थ (negative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of saḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• deveśi: O goddess (Deveśī)
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deveśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• satya-śīlaḥ: truthful by nature
• satya-śīlaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘satyaṃ śīlaṃ yasya’/‘truthful in conduct’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: firm in vows
• dṛḍha-vrataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛḍha (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘dṛḍhaṃ vrataṃ yasya’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ātma-upamaḥ: considering others as oneself
• ātma-upamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: ‘ātmanā upamaḥ’/‘like oneself’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (of saḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhūteṣu: among beings
• bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tīrtha-phalam: fruit of pilgrimage
• tīrtha-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• aśnute: attains/enjoys
• aśnute: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √aś (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (addressing Devī; deduced from “deveśi” and chapter flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘Deveśi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa stands calm and unangered amid a crowd, offering water with a serene gaze that sees all beings as himself; the kṣetra’s sanctity is shown as a luminous aura rather than mere landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Deveśī)
• Satya
• Vrata
• Ahimsa/Empathy (Ātmopama)
• Tīrtha-phala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest pilgrimage is ethical: angerlessness, truthfulness, steadfast vows, and empathy toward all beings are what perfect tīrtha-merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, ultimately pointing the pilgrim toward Prabhāsa and Someśvara’s grace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A dharmic prescription: cultivate akrodha, satya-śīla, firm vows, and ātmopama compassion as part of tīrtha practice.