Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

भवानीशंकरं रम्यं सिंहनादस्तथाविशत् । स्वयं वस्त्रापथेनैव भवस्याग्रे निरूपितः

Transliteration

bhavānīśaṃkaraṃ ramyaṃ siṃhanādastathāviśat | svayaṃ vastrāpathenaiva bhavasyāgre nirūpitaḥ

Translation

แล้วสิงหนาทก็เข้าไปสู่พระนิเวศอันรื่นรมย์ของภวานีและศังกระ; และโดยวัสตราปถะเอง เขาถูกแต่งตั้งให้ยืนเฝ้าเบื้องหน้าพระภวะ (พระศิวะ)

Word by Word

• भवानीशंकरम्: Śaṅkara (consort of Bhavānī)
• भवानीशंकरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी-शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (भवानी-सम्बद्धः शंकरः)

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to भवानीशंकरम्)

• सिंहनादः: Siṃhanāda
• सिंहनादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह-नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सिंहस्य नादः)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुकरण (thus/likewise)

• अविशत्: entered
• अविशत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनिष्ठा-निर्देशक

• वस्त्रापथेन: by the Vastrāpatha (route/place)
• वस्त्रापथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्रापथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/मार्गवाचक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/only)

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘in front of’

• निरूपितः: was appointed / was placed
• निरूपितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-रूप् (धातु) → निरूपित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्तः (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used predicatively

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Bhava-agra-sthāna of Siṃhanāda)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Siṃhanāda, embodying a lion-like roar, enters the beautiful abode of Bhavānī and Śaṅkara and is stationed at the forefront—like a sentinel before the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Bhavānī
• Śaṅkara
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Siṃhanāda
• Vastrāpatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are portrayed as living orders where divine roles are assigned, reflecting cosmic harmony through dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra and its Śaiva setting associated with Bhavānī and Śaṅkara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes divine appointment and proximity to Śiva as a mark of sanctity.