Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एतैः समन्वितैश्चैव तत्र ब्रह्मा स्वयं स्थितः । शक्तिरूपधरैर्मन्त्रैर्योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितैः

Transliteration

etaiḥ samanvitaiścaiva tatra brahmā svayaṃ sthitaḥ | śaktirūpadharairmantrairyogaiśvaryasamanvitaiḥ

Translation

ان سب سے مُزیَّن ہو کر وہاں خود برہما جی تشریف فرما تھے—قوتوں کی صورت اختیار کیے ہوئے منتروں کے ساتھ، اور یوگ کی شاہانہ سِدھیوں سے آراستہ۔

Word by Word

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Pronoun, Instrumental, Plural)

• समन्वितैः: endowed/combined
• समन्वितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural; agreeing with एतैः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थ-अव्यय (reflexive/emphatic adverb)

• स्थितः: is situated/stands
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• शक्ति: power/energy
• शक्ति: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Feminine stem)

• रूप: form
• रूप: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Neuter stem)

• धरैः: by/with the bearers
• धरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु) + अच्/ण्वुल्-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तरि-प्रत्ययान्त (agentive), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• योग: yoga
• योग: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Masculine stem)

• ऐश्वर्य: lordly power/prosperity
• ऐश्वर्य: Sambandha (Compound member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (Neuter stem)

• समन्वितैः: endowed with
• समन्वितैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि/इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural; qualifying मन्त्रैः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā seated in luminous stillness at Prabhāsa, surrounded by mantra-śaktis appearing as radiant feminine forms or syllabic flames; subtle yogic emblems—lotus-seat, aura, and siddhi-symbols—hovering like insignia.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Mantra
• Yoga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are not merely geographic; they are fields of mantra-śakti where divine presences (like Brahmā) abide with yogic sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is shown as a divine assembly-ground where Brahmā and mantra-powers are present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct injunction is given; the verse emphasizes the potency of mantras and yogic aiśvarya associated with the site.