Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पिंगाक्षो लोहितग्रीवो हरिकेशो महातनुः । इतिहासषडंगानि पुराणान्यखिलानि च

Transliteration

piṃgākṣo lohitagrīvo harikeśo mahātanuḥ | itihāsaṣaḍaṃgāni purāṇānyakhilāni ca

Translation

May matang na kulay kayumanggi, may leeg na mapula at buhok na gintong ningning—may dakilang tindig—naroon din ang mga Itihāsa, ang anim na Vedāṅga, at ang lahat ng Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• पिङ्ग: tawny/brownish
• पिङ्ग: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• अक्षः: eye
• अक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि/अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• लोहित: red
• लोहित: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• ग्रीवः: neck
• ग्रीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• हरि: yellowish/greenish; tawny
• हरि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• केशः: hair
• केशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• महा: great
• महा: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद (as first member), प्रातिपदिक-रूप

• तनुः: body
• तनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• इतिहास: epic history (Itihāsa)
• इतिहास: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (numeral stem)

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts (auxiliary sciences)
• अङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• अखिलानि: all/entire
• अखिलानि: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand assembly: a mighty figure with tawny eyes, ruddy neck, golden hair—while around (or represented through attendants/scrolls) stand the Itihāsas, the six Vedāṅgas, and all Purāṇas, as if embodied and present in the shrine’s court.

Characters & Entities

• Itihāsa
• Vedāṅga
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is depicted as a complete seat of śāstra—where the whole scriptural ecosystem (Veda, auxiliaries, epics, Purāṇas) is honored and present.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is exalted as a scriptural and spiritual convergence-point.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the emphasis is on the sanctifying presence of scriptural traditions.