Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

किंचित्प्रष्टुमनाश्चास्मि प्रभासक्षेत्रविस्तरम् । तन्मे कथय कामेश दयां कृत्वा जगत्प्रभो

Transliteration

kiṃcitpraṣṭumanāścāsmi prabhāsakṣetravistaram | tanme kathaya kāmeśa dayāṃ kṛtvā jagatprabho

Translation

Nais kong magtanong pa nang kaunti tungkol sa buong lawak ng Prabhāsa-kṣetra. Ipagpaumanhin at isalaysay Mo sa akin, O Kāmeśa—sa habag, O Panginoon ng sanlibutan.

Word by Word

• kiṃcit: something/a little
• kiṃcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — indeclinable-like pronominal form used as accusative “something/a little”

• praṣṭum: to ask
• praṣṭum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √prach (धातु) → praṣṭum (कृदन्त, तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive) — “to ask”

• manāḥ: mind/intention
• manāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative singular; used in bahuvrīhi-like sense “having mind (to…)” with praṣṭum

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय — conjunction

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative 1st sg

• prabhāsa-kṣetra-vistaram: the extent/details of the Prabhāsa sacred field
• prabhāsa-kṣetra-vistaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासस्य क्षेत्रम्) + तत्पुरुषः (प्रभासक्षेत्रस्य विस्तारः)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun “that”

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन — Dative singular “to me/for me”

• kathaya: tell (me)
• kathaya: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperative 2nd sg

• kāma-īśa: O Lord of Kāma
• kāma-īśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Vocative singular; तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य ईशः)

• dayām: compassion
• dayām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• kṛtvā: having shown/done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) — “having done/made”

• jagat-prabho: O Lord of the world
• jagat-prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Vocative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः प्रभुः)

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (addressed as Kāmeśa, Jagatprabhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (or Devī as interlocutor) bows and asks Īśvara to describe the full extent of Prabhāsa-kṣetra; the setting suggests a sacred coastal shrine atmosphere with Somnātha-like liṅga presence and pilgrims listening.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Śiva (Kāmeśa, Jagatprabhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma grows through humble inquiry; understanding a kṣetra’s sacred geography is part of honoring it properly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically its ‘vistara’—the fuller description of its sacred extent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it requests detailed guidance that typically supports pilgrimage practices like snāna and tīrtha-darśana.