Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

द्वितीयो वैष्णवो भागो ब्रह्मभागस्तृतीयकः । तीर्थानां कोटिरेका तु ब्राह्मे भागे व्यवस्थिता

Transliteration

dvitīyo vaiṣṇavo bhāgo brahmabhāgastṛtīyakaḥ | tīrthānāṃ koṭirekā tu brāhme bhāge vyavasthitā

Translation

دوسرا حصہ ویشنو سے منسوب ہے اور تیسرا حصہ برہمی (برہما سے متعلق) ہے۔ برہمی حصے میں تیرتھوں کی ایک کروڑ اور ایک زائد تعداد قائم ہے۔

Word by Word

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; विशेषण (qualifying भागः)

• वैष्णवः: Vaiṣṇava (of Viṣṇu)
• वैष्णवः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; विधेय-विशेषण (of भागः)

• भागः: portion, part
• भागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular

• ब्रह्मभागः: the Brahmā-portion
• ब्रह्मभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः भागः)

• तृतीयकः: third
• तृतीयकः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; विधेय-विशेषण (of ब्रह्मभागः)

• तीर्थानाम्: of the pilgrimage places
• तीर्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन — Neuter, Genitive plural

• कोटि-एका: one crore
• कोटि-एका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular; कर्मधारय (एका कोटिः)

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahmā (Brahmic)
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative singular; विशेषण (qualifying भागे)

• भागे: in the portion
• भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative singular

• व्यवस्थिता: is situated, is established
• व्यवस्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative singular; (कोटिरेका) ‘is situated/established’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Brāhma-bhāga referenced)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred map-like vision of Prabhāsa: the kṣetra shown as a mandala with labeled sectors—Vaiṣṇava and Brāhma divisions—each dotted with countless tīrtha icons (kundas, ghats, shrines).

Characters & Entities

• Vaiṣṇava-bhāga
• Brāhma-bhāga
• Tīrthas (koṭi-ekā)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is portrayed as a comprehensive dharma-landscape where multiple theological streams (Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava, Brāhma) converge in one sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Vaiṣṇava and Brāhma divisions, especially the Brāhma portion famed for innumerable tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific vow is stated; the verse emphasizes tīrtha-density, implying pilgrimage, bathing, and worship across these divisions.