Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अथ लोपं समापन्नः प्रासादः शांकरः स्थितः । कालेन महता देवि पांसुभिर्मारुतोद्भवैः

Transliteration

atha lopaṃ samāpannaḥ prāsādaḥ śāṃkaraḥ sthitaḥ | kālena mahatā devi pāṃsubhirmārutodbhavaiḥ

Translation

Rồi, hỡi Nữ Thần, theo dòng thời gian rất lâu dài, ngôi đền thờ Śaiva ấy rơi vào hoang phế, bị bụi do gió cuốn phủ lấp và bít kín.

Word by Word

• अथ: then; now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/transition particle)

• लोपम्: decay; disappearance
• लोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• समापन्नः: having reached; fallen into
• समापन्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु) + अपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/क्तवत्-प्रत्ययार्थ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रासादः: palace; temple-building
• प्रासादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• शांकरः: of Śaṅkara; Śaiva
• शांकरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शांकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (शङ्कर-सम्बन्धी)

• स्थितः: stood; remained
• स्थितः: Kriya (Predicative state/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण/विधेय

• कालेन: by time; with time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great; long
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कालेन सह)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• पांसुभिः: by dust; with dust
• पांसुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पांसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• मारुतोद्भवैः: wind-raised; born of the wind
• मारुतोद्भवैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मारुत + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मारुतात् उद्भवाः = wind-born); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (पांसुभिः)

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī (listener implied by 'devi')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Śaṅkara-prāsāda)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A once-glorious Śaiva prāsāda stands half-buried; wind-driven dust piles against pillars, lamps extinguished, carvings obscured—time’s quiet devastation in a coastal landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Śiva-prāsāda (temple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred structures can be veiled by time, yet their sanctity remains; dharma calls for remembrance and renewal of holy places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, with emphasis on a Śaiva shrine whose greatness persists despite physical decline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the verse sets up the need for cleaning/uncovering and renewed worship of a neglected Śiva shrine.