Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अन्यानि तत्र देवेशि लुप्तानि विवराणि वै । एवं तु प्रकटं तत्र दृश्यतेऽद्यापि भामिनि

Transliteration

anyāni tatra deveśi luptāni vivarāṇi vai | evaṃ tu prakaṭaṃ tatra dṛśyate'dyāpi bhāmini

Translation

اے دیویِ دیوان! وہاں کے دوسرے شگاف یقیناً مٹ چکے ہیں، مگر یہ ایک وہاں ظاہر ہی رہتا ہے اور آج بھی، اے تابندہ، دیکھا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• anyāni: other
• anyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• deveśi: O mistress of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-īśī (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ईशी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशी)

• luptāni: vanished/hidden
• luptāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lup (धातु; लुप्) → lupta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• vivarāṇi: cavities/clefts
• vivarāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/निपात (emphatic particle)

• evam: thus/in this way
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• tu: but/however
• tu: Nipāta (Discourse connective/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (adversative/contrast particle)

• prakaṭam: manifest/visible
• prakaṭam: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• dṛśyate: is seen/appears
• dṛśyate: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु; दृश्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• api: even/also
• api: Nipāta (Addition/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (additive particle)

• bhāmini: O radiant lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Prabhāsa Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arkasthala-vivara (manifest opening)

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as Deveśī/Bhāminī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene scene: pilgrims and a guiding priest stand before a clearly visible cleft/opening; some older collapsed hollows are hinted at in the background; the enduring opening is highlighted by light.

Characters & Entities

• vivara (sacred opening)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Māhātmya links scripture to lived geography, presenting enduring landmarks as aids to faith and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The still-visible ‘vivara’ associated with Arkasthala in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it emphasizes the continuing visibility of a sacred landmark.