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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

तच्च भूमौ निपतितं ततो भूभिसुतोऽभवत् । स प्रभासं ततो गत्वा बाल्यात्प्रभृति शंकरम्

tacca bhūmau nipatitaṃ tato bhūbhisuto'bhavat | sa prabhāsaṃ tato gatvā bālyātprabhṛti śaṃkaram

وہ (آنسو) زمین پر گرا اور اسی سے زمین کا بیٹا پیدا ہوا۔ پھر وہ پربھاس گیا اور بچپن ہی سے شنکر کی بھکتی میں لگ گیا۔

tatthat
tat:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘that (tear)’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction ‘and’)
bhūmauon the earth
bhūmau:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन
nipatitamhaving fallen
nipatitam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnipatita (कृदन्त; √pat/पत् with ni)
Formभूतकृदन्त (past active participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; tat इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
tataḥthereupon
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रम/परिणामवाचक (thereupon)
bhūbhisutaḥthe Earth’s son
bhūbhisutaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhū-bhi-suta (प्रातिपदिक; भूः/भूमि + सुत)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘भूमेः सुतः’
abhavatbecame
abhavat:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन
prabhāsamPrabhāsa
prabhāsam:
Karma (Object/Goal/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; तीर्थ/स्थान-नाम
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘then’
gatvāhaving gone
gatvā:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); ‘having gone’
bālyātfrom childhood
bālyāt:
Apadana (Source/starting point/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootbālya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी विभक्ति; एकवचन
prabhṛtionwards
prabhṛti:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootprabhṛti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण/आरम्भवाचक (from… onwards)
śaṃkaramŚaṅkara (Śiva)
śaṃkaram:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Listener: Pārvatī

Scene: A radiant tear-drop falls to earth; from the earth arises a child/being (Bhū-bhisu-ta), who then journeys toward the luminous Prabhāsa shore/kshetra and bows to Śaṅkara.

B
Bhūmiputra (Aṅgāraka/Maṅgala)
P
Prabhāsa
Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

Even a being born from a fierce cosmic moment can become sanctified through lifelong devotion and pilgrimage to a holy kṣetra.

Prabhāsa (Prabhāsa Kṣetra), presented as the arena for steadfast devotion to Śiva.

None directly; it highlights a model of bhakti—turning toward Śaṅkara from an early age.