Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

सप्तविंशोऽथ वैराजो गौरीकल्पस्तथोंऽधकः । माहेश्वरस्तथा प्रोक्तस्त्रिपुरो यत्र घातितः

Transliteration

saptaviṃśo'tha vairājo gaurīkalpastathoṃ'dhakaḥ | māheśvarastathā proktastripuro yatra ghātitaḥ

Translation

Tiếp theo, kalpa thứ hai mươi bảy là Vairāja; rồi đến Gaurī-kalpa và cả Andhaka. Lại cũng được tuyên thuyết là Māheśvara-kalpa—nơi Tripura đã bị (Đại Thần) Maheśvara tiêu diệt.

Word by Word

• saptaviṃśaḥ: twenty-seventh
• saptaviṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्त + विंशति = 27)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; sequence marker)

• vairājaḥ: Vairāja (name)
• vairājaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gaurīkalpaḥ: Gaurīkalpa (name)
• gaurīkalpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक) + kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (gauryāḥ kalpaḥ)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• andhakaḥ: Andhaka (name)
• andhakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• māheśvaraḥ: Māheśvara (name)
• māheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• proktaḥ: declared/said
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + pra-; prokta (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tripuraḥ: Tripura (name)
• tripuraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नामरूप (proper name)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• ghātitaḥ: slain/killed
• ghātitaḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु) + ghaṭ/ghāt (णिच् causative base) ; ghātita (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was slain’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Tripurāntaka draws the cosmic bow; the three aerial cities blaze; Gaurī stands beside as auspicious witness; devas watch; the coastal Prabhāsa shrine silhouette anchors the scene, linking myth to place.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Andhaka
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Tripura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s cosmic acts (like Tripura’s destruction) are remembered as milestones of dharma, showing divine protection of the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative frame is Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya; Tripura-dahana is invoked as sacred history rather than a local sub-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse highlights Śaiva cosmological memory through kalpa-names.