Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेस्तु भगिनी भुवना ब्रह्मवादिनी । प्रभासस्य तु सा भार्या वसूनामष्टमस्य च

Transliteration

bṛhaspatestu bhaginī bhuvanā brahmavādinī | prabhāsasya tu sā bhāryā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ca

Translation

Bhuvanā, eine Frau, die dem heiligen Wissen ergeben war, war die Schwester Bṛhaspatis. Sie wurde die Gemahlin Prabhāsas, des achten unter den Vasus.

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• भगिनी: sister
• भगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भुवना: Bhuvanā
• भुवना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भगिनी) समानाधिकरणम्

• ब्रह्म-वादिनी: speaker of Brahman/one who speaks sacred lore
• ब्रह्म-वादिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भुवना)

• प्रभासस्य: of Prabhāsa
• प्रभासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrast/emphasis)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सा) समानाधिकरणम्

• वसूनाम्: of the Vasus
• वसूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अष्टमस्य: of the eighth
• अष्टमस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रभासस्य)

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Prabhāseśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as deveśi/devī in the surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A genealogical tableau: Bhuvanā, serene and learned, is shown as Bṛhaspati’s sister, being united with Vasu Prabhāsa; behind them a luminous coastal kṣetra with a liṅga-shrine hinted in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bṛhaspati
• Bhuvanā
• Prabhāsa (Vasu)
• Vasus
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic māhātmyas anchor a tīrtha’s sanctity in divine lineages, linking sacred places to cosmic families and dharmic exemplars.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, contextualizing the shrine through the Vasu Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse provides genealogical identification and relationships.