Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

अथादित्यस्य नामानि सम्यग्जानीहि द्वादश । द्वादशैव तथान्यानि तानि वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः

Transliteration

athādityasya nāmāni samyagjānīhi dvādaśa | dvādaśaiva tathānyāni tāni vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ

Translation

Nun erkenne recht die zwölf Namen Ādityas (der Sonne). Es gibt auch noch ein weiteres Dutzend; ich werde sie dir vollständig verkünden, ohne etwas auszulassen.

Word by Word

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• आदित्यस्य: of Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (properly, correctly)

• जानीहि: know (you)
• जानीहि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: ज्ञा (to know)

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable numeral); ‘नामानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादशन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; ‘अन्यानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• अन्यानि: other (ones)
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘नामानि’ (understood) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: वच् (to speak)

• अशेषतः: completely
• अशेषतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (completely, without remainder)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-sage (or divine speaker) instructs a listener, counting on fingers or with a palm-leaf, while a solar disc shines above; the setting hints at Prabhāsa’s coastal sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent knowledge (jñāna) of divine names is presented as a complete teaching, preparing the listener for disciplined remembrance and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the glorification of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha region), where sacred teachings are framed as part of the site’s spiritual eminence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces an enumerative teaching useful for nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of names) and Sūrya-upāsanā.