Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तच्च भूमौ निपतितं ततो भूभिसुतोऽभवत् । स प्रभासं ततो गत्वा बाल्यात्प्रभृति शंकरम्

Transliteration

tacca bhūmau nipatitaṃ tato bhūbhisuto'bhavat | sa prabhāsaṃ tato gatvā bālyātprabhṛti śaṃkaram

Translation

Ang luhang iyon ay bumagsak sa lupa, at mula roon ay isinilang ang anak ng Daigdig. Pagkaraan ay nagtungo siya sa Prabhāsa at mula pagkabata’y buong debosyon na sumamba kay Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘that (tear)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction ‘and’)

• bhūmau: on the earth
• bhūmau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• nipatitam: having fallen
• nipatitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nipatita (कृदन्त; √pat/पत् with ni)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; tat इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tataḥ: thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/परिणामवाचक (thereupon)

• bhūbhisutaḥ: the Earth’s son
• bhūbhisutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-bhi-suta (प्रातिपदिक; भूः/भूमि + सुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘भूमेः सुतः’

• abhavat: became
• abhavat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• prabhāsam: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsam: Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; तीर्थ/स्थान-नाम

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘then’

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having gone’

• bālyāt: from childhood
• bālyāt: Apadana (Source/starting point/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• prabhṛti: onwards
• prabhṛti: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhṛti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/आरम्भवाचक (from… onwards)

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant tear-drop falls to earth; from the earth arises a child/being (Bhū-bhisu-ta), who then journeys toward the luminous Prabhāsa shore/kshetra and bows to Śaṅkara.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūmiputra (Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala)
• Prabhāsa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a being born from a fierce cosmic moment can become sanctified through lifelong devotion and pilgrimage to a holy kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa (Prabhāsa Kṣetra), presented as the arena for steadfast devotion to Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it highlights a model of bhakti—turning toward Śaṅkara from an early age.