Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
एतत्क्षेत्रं यवाकारं वैष्णवं पापनाशनम्
Transliteration
etatkṣetraṃ yavākāraṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ pāpanāśanam
Translation
یہ کھیتر جو کے دانے کی مانند شکل رکھتا ہے، ویشنوئی سرشت والا ہے اور گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے۔
Word by Word
etatthis
etat:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
kṣetramsacred field, holy place
kṣetram:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन
yavākārambarley-shaped
yavākāram:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyava + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yavasya ākāraḥ) विशेषण
vaiṣṇavamVaiṣṇava, belonging to Viṣṇu
vaiṣṇavam:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvaiṣṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त विशेषण (pertaining to Viṣṇu)
pāpanāśanamdestroyer of sins
pāpanāśanam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpāpa + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pāpānāṃ nāśanam)
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Bhāminī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A stylized aerial view of Prabhāsa shaped like a barley grain, glowing with Vaiṣṇava radiance; pilgrims entering and shedding dark ‘sin’ motifs as they cross into the luminous field.
Characters & Entities
P
Prabhāsa-kṣetraV
Viṣṇu (implied by vaiṣṇavam)FAQs
A tīrtha’s sanctity is expressed as both sacred form (ākāra) and spiritual power (sin-destruction).
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, praised as Vaiṣṇava and pāpanāśana.
No specific rite is stated; the verse asserts the inherent purificatory merit of the place.