Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अंगद उवाच । यस्य भासा जगद्भानं यत्प्रकाशं विना जगत् । न भासते नमस्तस्मै रामनाथाय शंभवे

Transliteration

aṃgada uvāca | yasya bhāsā jagadbhānaṃ yatprakāśaṃ vinā jagat | na bhāsate namastasmai rāmanāthāya śaṃbhave

Translation

Aṅgada sprach: Durch dessen Glanz das All erstrahlt, und ohne dessen Licht die Welt nicht leuchtet; Verehrung jenem Śambhu, Rāmanātha.

Word by Word

• अंगदः: Aṅgada
• अंगदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंगद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative)

• भासा: by (his) radiance/light
• भासा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भानम्: illumination, shining
• भानम्: Predicate/Viśeṣya (complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत्: whose
• यत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (relative)

• प्रकाशम्: light, manifestation
• प्रकाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition-like particle)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• भासते: shines, appears
• भासते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya-artha (Salutation expression)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक (salutation-noun)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• रामनाथाय: to Rāma’s Lord
• रामनाथाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-नाथ (प्रातिपदिक; राम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa)

• शंभवे: to Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Aṅgada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmeśvara (Rāmanātha) at Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aṅgada, with folded hands, stands before the Rāmanātha liṅga at the sea-edge; dawn light spreads over the Setu waters, suggesting the cosmic radiance he praises.

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgada
• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Rāmanātha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All perception and worldly brilliance depend on the divine light; recognizing Śiva as that light cultivates humility and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Rāmeśvaram, presented as the seat of Rāmanātha where Rāmāyaṇa figures offer praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the act modeled is stuti (praise) and namaskāra (salutation).