Shloka 1 - Adhyaya 351 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Vietnamese | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि तस्माद्वै कौरवेश्वरीम् । यस्य नाम्ना कुरुक्षेत्रं तेन साराधिता पुरा

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi tasmādvai kauraveśvarīm | yasya nāmnā kurukṣetraṃ tena sārādhitā purā

Translation

Īśvara phán: “Bấy giờ, hỡi Đại Nữ Thần, từ đó hãy đi đến Kauraveśvarī—Đấng mà chỉ bởi danh xưng của Ngài, Kurukṣetra được lừng danh, và thuở xưa đã được phụng thờ với trọn lòng chí thành.”

Word by Word

ईश्वरःĪśvara

उवाचsaid

ततःthen

गच्छेत्should go

महादेविO Mahādevī

तस्मात्from there; from that

वैindeed

कौरवेश्वरीम्Kauraveśvarī (goddess, ‘lady of the Kauravas’)

यस्यwhose

नाम्नाby the name (of)

कुरुक्षेत्रम्Kurukṣetra

तेनby him/thereby

साराधिताwas duly worshipped

पुराformerly; in olden times

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kauraveśvarī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva addresses Devī, directing her onward to the shrine of Kauraveśvarī; the scene suggests a sacred itinerary linking Prabhāsa to the famed dharma-field of Kurukṣetra.

Characters & Entities

Īśvara (Śiva)

Mahādevī

Kauraveśvarī

Kurukṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is presented as a disciplined movement through sanctified sites, guided by divine instruction and ancient precedent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine/holy presence of the Goddess Kauraveśvarī, connected by name and fame to Kurukṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prescription of yātrā (going/visiting): one should proceed to Kauraveśvarī as part of the sacred itinerary.