Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तत्रैव सुचिरं कालं तपस्तप्तं सुपुष्कलम् । नारदस्योपदेशेन प्रभासे पापनाशने

Transliteration

tatraiva suciraṃ kālaṃ tapastaptaṃ supuṣkalam | nāradasyopadeśena prabhāse pāpanāśane

Translation

وہیں بہت طویل عرصے تک اُس نے نہایت وافر اور سخت تپسیا کی؛ نارَد کے اُپدیش کے مطابق، پرَبھاس میں جو گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے۔

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• सु-चिरम्: very long
• सु-चिरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (कालम् इति)

• कालम्: time (for a period)
• कालम्: Kaaladhikarana (Time-extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तप्तम्: performed (undertaken)
• तप्तम्: Kriya (Action/state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (done/performed)

• सु-पुष्कलम्: very abundant/great
• सु-पुष्कलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (तपः इति)

• नारदस्य: of Nārada
• नारदस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपदेशेन: by (his) instruction
• उपदेशेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभासे: in Prabhāsa
• प्रभासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पाप-नाशने: (which is) the destroyer of sins
• पाप-नाशने: Visheshana (Qualifier of location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (प्रभासे इति)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (pāpa-nāśana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Yādava king sits in austere posture near the Prabhāsa shore/temple-grove, performing long tapas; Nārada, vīṇā in hand, offers instruction; the atmosphere is quiet, luminous, and purifying.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True transformation comes through sustained tapas performed in a sacred place under the guidance of a realized teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as pāpa-nāśana—“the destroyer of sins.”

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) undertaken for a long duration, grounded in proper instruction (upadeśa).