Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

प्रवृत्तचक्रो बलवाञ्च्छूराणामंतको बली । अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां पृथिवीं विचरिष्यति

Transliteration

pravṛttacakro balavāñcchūrāṇāmaṃtako balī | adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ pṛthivīṃ vicariṣyati

Translation

Mit seinem in Bewegung gesetzten Rad der Macht, stark und mächtig – ein Todesbringer für die Bösen – wird er, von allen Wesen ungesehen, die Erde durchstreifen.

Word by Word

• pravṛtta-cakraḥ: whose wheel/discus is set in motion
• pravṛtta-cakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pravṛtta (कृदन्त, √vṛt) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य चक्रं प्रवृत्तं सः)

• balavān: powerful
• balavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• chūrāṇām: of the heroes/brave men
• chūrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• antakaḥ: destroyer/death
• antakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• balī: mighty
• balī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• adṛśyaḥ: invisible
• adṛśyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adṛśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sarva-bhūtānām: of all beings
• sarva-bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक, √bhū)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• pṛthivīm: the earth
• pṛthivīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• vicariṣyati: will roam/traverse
• vicariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, unseen divine warrior moves across the earth; only the spinning cakra’s aura and the sudden fall of wicked forces reveal his presence.

Characters & Entities

• Tenth avatāra figure (Kalki implied)
• Cakra (wheel of power)
• Earth (Pṛthivī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma ultimately prevails; the Divine’s corrective force moves through the world beyond ordinary perception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prophecy is embedded within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing the chapter’s sacred authority.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a visionary description of the future restorer of dharma.