Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एतत्स्थानं महादेवि विप्रेभ्यः प्राददां बलात् । सर्वसीमासमायुक्तं चंडीगणसुरक्षितम्

Transliteration

etatsthānaṃ mahādevi viprebhyaḥ prādadāṃ balāt | sarvasīmāsamāyuktaṃ caṃḍīgaṇasurakṣitam

Translation

“اے مہادیوی، یہ مقام میں نے زور کے ساتھ برہمنوں کو عطا کیا۔ یہ اپنی تمام حد بندیوں سمیت قائم ہے اور چنڈی کے گنوں کے ذریعے محفوظ ہے۔”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्राददाम्: I gave
• प्राददाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• बलात्: by force; forcibly
• बलात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (as cause/means)

• सर्वसीमासमायुक्तम्: endowed with all boundaries
• सर्वसीमासमायुक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सीमा (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, सम्+युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) विशेषण

• चण्डीगणसुरक्षितम्: protected by Caṇḍī’s attendants
• चण्डीगणसुरक्षितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक) + सुरक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, सम्+रक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata-sthāna (endowed precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims the grant of the elevated place to brāhmaṇas; boundary markers (sīmā-stambhas) encircle the land; fierce yet auspicious Caṇḍī-gaṇas stand guard with weapons and banners, while priests receive the endowment.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Vipras (brāhmaṇas)
• Caṇḍī
• Caṇḍī-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra is upheld through dhārmic stewardship and divine protection; sacred boundaries and guardianship preserve sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Unnata-sthāna area within Prabhāsakṣetra, described as bounded and guarded by Caṇḍī’s hosts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual; it describes a dhārmic grant and the protective guardianship of the site.