Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

विधिं च शृणु मे देवि यः स्मृतः क्षेत्रवासिनाम्

Transliteration

vidhiṃ ca śṛṇu me devi yaḥ smṛtaḥ kṣetravāsinām

Translation

اے دیوی! مجھ سے وہ ضابطۂ عمل بھی سنو جو اس مقدس کشتَر میں بسنے والوں کے لیے اسمِرتی میں مقرر کیا گیا ہے۔

Word by Word

• विधिम्: rule/rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my/from me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवि: O goddess/lady
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• यः: which/that (rule)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• स्मृतः: is remembered/declared
• स्मृतः: Kriya-prayoga (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षेत्रवासिनाम्: of the residents of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्षेत्रे वासिनः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; addressing Devī as listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda as teacher addressing Devī, seated in a calm assembly; the sacred field of Prabhāsa suggested by coastal horizon and temple silhouettes; the moment of instruction begins.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kṣetra-vāsin (holy-site residents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places demand holy living; residence in a kṣetra is fulfilled by following its prescribed discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, introducing the dharma specifically intended for its residents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A general injunction to hear and follow the prescribed vidhi (observances) for kṣetra-vāsins; details follow in subsequent verses.