Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि देवगुप्तेश्वरं प्रिये । तत्र पश्चिमवायव्ये यत्र सोमोऽकरोत्तपः

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi devagupteśvaraṃ priye | tatra paścimavāyavye yatra somo'karottapaḥ

Translation

Īśvara phán: Rồi đó, hỡi Đại Nữ Thần yêu dấu, hãy đi đến Devagupteśvara. Tại nơi ấy, về phía tây–tây bắc, là chốn Soma (Mặt Trăng) đã tu khổ hạnh.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (Lord Śiva)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवगुप्तेश्वरम्: Devaguptēśvara (name of Śiva/linga)
• देवगुप्तेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गुप्त + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place: there)

• पश्चिमवायव्ये: in the western-northwestern (quarter)
• पश्चिमवायव्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम + वायव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Relative locative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• सोमः: Soma (the Moon)
• सोमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अकरोत्: did, performed
• अकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devagupteśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva instructs Devī to proceed to Devagupteśvara; a pilgrim path is indicated toward a liṅga shrine; Soma is shown performing tapas nearby, facing inward in austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Devagupteśvara
• Mahādevī
• Soma (Candra)
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are mapped through divine narratives; visiting them aligns the pilgrim with exemplary tapas and its fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devagupteśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A pilgrimage instruction is given: one should go (gacchet) to Devagupteśvara; Soma’s tapas is cited as the site’s sanctifying precedent.