Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

ज्ञानैकरूपदेहाय निर्धूततमसे नमः । शुद्धज्योतिःस्वरूपाय त्रिमूर्तायामलात्मने

Transliteration

jñānaikarūpadehāya nirdhūtatamase namaḥ | śuddhajyotiḥsvarūpāya trimūrtāyāmalātmane

Translation

سلامٌ لمن كان جسدُه صورةَ المعرفة الواحدة، وقد نفضَ الظلمةَ عنه. سلامٌ لمن كانت حقيقتُه نورًا خالصًا؛ للثلاثيّ الهيئة (تريمورتي)، للذات الطاهرة التي لا دنس فيها.

Word by Word

• jñāna-eka-rūpa-dehāya: to (you) whose body is of the single form of knowledge
• jñāna-eka-rūpa-dehāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• nirdhūta-tamase: to (you) who has cast off darkness
• nirdhūta-tamase: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-dhūta (कृदन्त; धू धातु) + tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘निर्धूत’ (shaken off) + ‘तमस्’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• śuddha-jyotiḥ-svarūpāya: to (you) whose nature is pure light
• śuddha-jyotiḥ-svarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + jyotis (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tri-mūrtāya: to the three-formed one
• tri-mūrtāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• amala-ātmane: to the stainless self
• amala-ātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised deity

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formless yet perceivable pillar of white-gold radiance rises above the Prabhāsa shore; within the aura, subtle triadic hints (creator-preserver-dissolver) appear as faint silhouettes, while sages bow in stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)
• Trimūrti (threefold aspect)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine light is both physical and spiritual: it dispels outer darkness and inner ignorance, establishing purity and knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames this hymn to the Radiant Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse functions as a contemplative stuti focusing on jñāna and jyotis.