Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इदं स्थानं वरं रम्यं निर्मितं विश्वकर्मणा । ग्रामाणां च सहस्रैस्तु प्रोक्तं सर्वासु दिक्षु च

Transliteration

idaṃ sthānaṃ varaṃ ramyaṃ nirmitaṃ viśvakarmaṇā | grāmāṇāṃ ca sahasraistu proktaṃ sarvāsu dikṣu ca

Translation

“یہ بہترین اور دلکش مقام وشوکرما نے بنایا ہے؛ اور ہر سمت میں یہ کہا جاتا ہے کہ اس کے ساتھ ہزاروں گاؤں وابستہ ہیں۔”

Word by Word

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun) used adjectivally

• sthānam: place
• sthānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• varam: excellent
• varam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ramyam: beautiful, delightful
• ramyam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nirmitam: constructed, made
• nirmitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-√mā (मा धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• viśvakarmaṇā: by Viśvakarman
• viśvakarmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• grāmāṇām: of villages
• grāmāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sahasraiḥ: by thousands
• sahasraiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• tu: indeed, however
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• proktam: declared, spoken of
• proktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; (sthānam) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• sarvāsu: in all
• sarvāsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• dikṣu: directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing speech to the brāhmaṇas; introduced in prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uṇṇata (city-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva proclaims the place excellent and delightful, crafted by Viśvakarmā; the vista expands to show many villages radiating in all directions from the city.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viśvakarmā
• Villages (grāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A kṣetra’s sanctity includes its wider sacred landscape—town and villages together form a dharmic, blessed region.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The region around Uṇṇata-nagara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as a divinely made, widely celebrated place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse describes the extent and fame of the sacred settlement.