Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सोऽयं देवि महादेवः प्रभासे संव्यवस्थितः । यथा गुप्तं गृहे रत्नं न कश्चिद्विंदते नरः

Transliteration

so'yaṃ devi mahādevaḥ prabhāse saṃvyavasthitaḥ | yathā guptaṃ gṛhe ratnaṃ na kaścidviṃdate naraḥ

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวี มหาเทวะองค์นี้เองสถิตมั่นอยู่ ณ ประภาสะ ดุจดังรัตนะที่ซ่อนอยู่ในเรือน มิใช่ใครๆ จะพบได้ ฉันใด พระองค์ก็ไม่เป็นที่รู้แจ้งหากไร้การแสวงหาที่ถูกต้องฉันนั้น

Word by Word

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

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निकट-निर्देशक

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्षेत्र-नाम

• संव्यवस्थितः: is firmly established
• संव्यवस्थितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वि + अव + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘स्थितः/अवस्थितः’ अर्थः

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparator/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/just as)

• गुप्तम्: hidden
• गुप्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (रत्नम्)

• गृहे: in a house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रत्नम्: a jewel
• रत्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (indefinite)

• विन्दते: finds/obtains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from dialogue flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s presence in Prabhāsa is shown as a radiant jewel hidden within a house; ordinary people pass by, while a sincere seeker discovers the concealed gem through devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Mahādeva
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divinity may be present and near, yet requires discernment, devotion, and right approach to be truly ‘found’ and recognized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, proclaimed as a seat where Mahādeva is firmly established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse implies purposeful seeking—pilgrimage and reverent inquiry—rather than casual encounter.