Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

रौद्रे भागे तृतीये तु ज्ञानशक्तिर्वरानने । यदि पापो यदि शठो यदि नैष्कृतिको नरः

Transliteration

raudre bhāge tṛtīye tu jñānaśaktirvarānane | yadi pāpo yadi śaṭho yadi naiṣkṛtiko naraḥ

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีพักตร์งาม ในภาคที่สาม คือภาครุทร (ราวทร) ได้สถาปนา “ญาณ-ศักติ” คือพลังแห่งความรู้ไว้ แม้บุรุษนั้นจะเป็นคนบาป แม้จะคดโกง แม้จะทำกรรมชั่ว—

Word by Word

• रौद्रे: in the Raudra (part)
• रौद्रे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रौद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भागे)

• भागे: in the part
• भागे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (भागे)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• ज्ञानशक्तिः: the power of knowledge
• ज्ञानशक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ज्ञानस्य शक्तिः)

• वरानने: O fair-faced lady
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यदि: if/even if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः)

• यदि: if/even if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• शठः: deceitful
• शठः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः)

• यदि: if/even if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• नैष्कृतिकः: wicked/ingrate (naiṣkṛtika)
• नैष्कृतिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैष्कृतिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (नरः); अर्थे 'कृतघ्न/अकृतज्ञ/अनृतकारी' (context-dependent)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate yet awe-filled proclamation: jñāna-śakti shines like a fierce Raudra flame that burns deceit and sin; shadowy figures representing ‘pāpa/śaṭha/naiṣkṛtika’ turn toward the light of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Raudra division
• jñāna-śakti
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Raudra zone is linked with transformative knowledge, implying that even deeply flawed persons can be uplifted through contact with the kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Raudra portion of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, characterized by jñāna-śakti and redemptive potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse begins a statement of eligibility and purification (continued next verse); it implies the kṣetra’s power works even for sinners.