Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततस्त ऋषयः सर्वे संतुष्टा हृष्टमानसाः । चक्रुर्नाम रवेस्तत्र गोप्यादित्येति विश्रुतम् । सर्वपाप हरं देवं महासौभाग्यदायकम्

Transliteration

tatasta ṛṣayaḥ sarve saṃtuṣṭā hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | cakrurnāma ravestatra gopyādityeti viśrutam | sarvapāpa haraṃ devaṃ mahāsaubhāgyadāyakam

Translation

Daraufhin gaben alle Rishis, zufrieden und im Herzen erfreut, der Sonne dort einen Namen, berühmt als „Gopyāditya“. Diese Gottheit tilgt alle Sünde und verleiht großes, glückverheißendes Geschick.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक — Indeclinable; ‘then’

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; विशेषण of ऋषयः

• संतुष्टाः: satisfied
• संतुष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Past participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हृष्टमानसाः: with delighted minds
• हृष्टमानसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘हृष्टं मानसं येषाम्’ (joyful-minded)

• चक्रुः: they made
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक — Indeclinable; adverb ‘there’

• गोप्यादित्य: Gopyāditya (name)
• गोप्यादित्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप्य + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नामरूपेण) — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; proper name ‘Gopyāditya’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक — Indeclinable; quotative ‘thus’

• विश्रुतम्: well-known, famed
• विश्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past participle (kta), Neuter, Accusative, Singular; नाम (object) qualifies: ‘(a name) famed as…’

• सर्वपापहरम्: removing all sins
• सर्वपापहरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + हर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; ‘सर्व-पाप-हर’ = remover of all sins

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महासौभाग्यदायकम्: bestowing great good fortune
• महासौभाग्यदायकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + सौभाग्य + दायक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; ‘महासौभाग्य-दायक’ = giver of great good fortune

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: narration to Devī within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gopyāditya (in Mitravana, Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of radiant sages in a sacred grove near the sea-coast tīrtha, joyfully conferring the name ‘Gopyāditya’ upon a resplendent Sun-deity icon; the atmosphere is auspicious, with offerings and Vedic gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Gopyāditya
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated deity at a tīrtha becomes a living source of purification and auspiciousness for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa sacred region, specifically the spot where the Sun is renowned as Gopyāditya (connected with Mitravana in this adhyāya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is prescribed; the verse declares the phala (fruit)—removal of sins and bestowal of great fortune through this deity’s sanctity.