Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सिद्ध रत्नाकरं नाम समुद्रावरणं तथा । धर्माकारं कलाधारं शिवगर्भगृहं तथा

Transliteration

siddha ratnākaraṃ nāma samudrāvaraṇaṃ tathā | dharmākāraṃ kalādhāraṃ śivagarbhagṛhaṃ tathā

Translation

یہ ‘سِدّھ رتن آکر’ اور ‘سمُدر آوَرَن’ کے نام سے بھی معروف ہے؛ ‘دھرم آکار’ اور ‘کلا دھار’ بھی؛ اور اسی طرح ‘شیو گربھ گِرہ’ بھی۔

Word by Word

• siddha: accomplished/perfected
• siddha: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनानुरूप विशेषण-प्रयोगः (as qualifier to following noun)

• ratnākaram: mine/treasury of jewels
• ratnākaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (रत्नानाम् आकरः)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (particle meaning 'by name/indeed')

• samudra-āvaraṇam: encircled by the ocean / ocean-enclosure
• samudra-āvaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक) + āvaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (समुद्रस्य आवरणम्)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• dharma-ākāram: embodiment/form of dharma
• dharma-ākāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य आकारः)

• kalā-dhāram: supporter/bearer of arts
• kalā-dhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (कलानां धारः/धारकः)

• śiva-garbha-gṛham: Śiva’s sanctum (womb-chamber)
• śiva-garbha-gṛham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य गर्भगृहम्)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: 'also')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (epithets: Siddha-ratnākara, Samudrāvaraṇa, Dharmākāra, Kalādhāra, Śiva-garbha-gṛha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Same addressed beloved/ देवी implied in the sequence

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred city encircled by the sea; above it, siddhas appear like gems in a radiant ocean; at the center, a stylized garbhagṛha glowing with Śiva-tattva, with dharma as a geometric foundation and kalās as orbiting motifs (music, dance, mantra).

Characters & Entities

• Siddha-ratnākara
• Samudrāvaraṇa
• Dharmākāra
• Kalādhāra
• Śiva-garbha-gṛha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic place-names encode theology: the kṣetra is portrayed as ocean-bounded, dharma-shaped, and inwardly Śiva-centered.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through its alternative epithets and sacred titles.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on nāma-kīrtana and the sanctifying remembrance of the kṣetra’s titles.