Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु ऋषयो वेदपारगाः । चत्वारश्च महादेवि प्रभासं क्षेत्रमाश्रिताः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu ṛṣayo vedapāragāḥ | catvāraśca mahādevi prabhāsaṃ kṣetramāśritāḥ

Translation

Ngay lúc ấy, hỡi Đại Nữ Thần, bốn vị hiền thánh (ṛṣi) tinh thông Veda đã đến nương tựa nơi thánh địa Prabhāsa.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive/contrast particle)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ऋषयः)

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• प्रभासम्: Prabhāsa
• प्रभासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: the sacred field/place
• क्षेत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• आश्रिताः: having taken refuge/resorted to
• आश्रिताः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) → आश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘having resorted’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed as ‘mahādevī’ (female interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four venerable sages with matted hair and bark garments arrive at Prabhāsa’s sacred field, carrying waterpots and staffs; the coastal temple silhouette and tīrtha markers appear in the background as they settle into an āśrama-like space.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa Kṣetra
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is confirmed by the presence of realized sages; holy places draw Vedic wisdom and support tapas and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a refuge and spiritual seat for Veda-masters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse sets the scene for tapas and tīrtha-related observances by sages.