Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

चामराक्षेपव्यजनैर्वीजितैश्च समन्ततः । शोभितश्च सदा श्रीमांश्चंद्रकोटिसमप्रभः

Transliteration

cāmarākṣepavyajanairvījitaiśca samantataḥ | śobhitaśca sadā śrīmāṃścaṃdrakoṭisamaprabhaḥ

Translation

Von allen Seiten mit Chāmaras und schwingenden Fächern befächelt, stets strahlend und ruhmvoll—leuchtend mit einem Glanz, der zehn Millionen Monden gleicht.

Word by Word

• चामर: yak-tail fan (chamara)
• चामर: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• आक्षेप: waving/brandishing
• आक्षेप: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound)

• व्यजनैः: with fans
• व्यजनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• वीजितैः: waved/fanned
• वीजितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीजित (कृदन्त; √वीज्/√विज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

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

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• शोभितः: adorned/beautified
• शोभितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित (कृदन्त; √शुभ्/√शोभ् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• श्रीमन्: splendid, auspicious
• श्रीमन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभः: having radiance equal to ten million moons
• चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-कोटि-सम-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; components: चन्द्र + कोटि + सम + प्रभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (समप्रभः = 'equal in radiance')

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A central enthroned divine presence bathed in moonlike radiance; attendants wave cāmaras and vyajanas in synchronized arcs; the air glitters with cool white light as if many moons have risen at once.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha is portrayed as a divine court of light and honor, teaching that sacred geography is a manifestation of celestial majesty on earth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, shown as eternally radiant and ceremonially revered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a praise-description (stuti) of splendour and divine attendance.