Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

त्वमेव ब्रह्मणो रूपं परं चापरमेव च । मूर्त्तामूर्त्तं तथा सूक्ष्मं स्थूलं रूपेण संस्थितः

Transliteration

tvameva brahmaṇo rūpaṃ paraṃ cāparameva ca | mūrttāmūrttaṃ tathā sūkṣmaṃ sthūlaṃ rūpeṇa saṃsthitaḥ

Translation

Du allein bist die Gestalt Brahmans — sowohl das Transzendente als auch das Immanente; in deinen eigenen Erscheinungsweisen bestehst du als Gestalt und Gestaltlosigkeit, als Feinheit und Dichte.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• रूपम्: form, nature
• रूपम्: Pradhana (Predicate nominal/प्रधाना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• अपरम्: non-supreme, lower
• अपरम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle), अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• मूर्तम्: manifest, embodied
• मूर्तम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• अमूर्तम्: unmanifest, formless
• अमूर्तम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• सूक्ष्मम्: subtle
• सूक्ष्मम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्थूलम्: gross
• स्थूलम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• रूपेण: by (your) form
• रूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• संस्थितः: established, abiding
• संस्थितः: Kriya (Predicative state/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्√स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘standing/established’

Speaker

A devotee/praiser within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee or sage in Prabhāsa offers a hymn before Somnātha-liṅga; behind, the sea and a luminous, formless aura expands, showing subtle and gross worlds arising within the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Absolute is both beyond attributes and present within the world; devotion can approach both dimensions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Lord is praised in both transcendent and immanent aspects.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse provides theological grounding for both image-worship (mūrti) and contemplative worship (amūrta).