Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

दीप्यमानो महारत्नैः किरीटमुकुटोज्ज्वलः । बभ्राज स तदाकाशे द्वितीय इव भास्करः

Transliteration

dīpyamāno mahāratnaiḥ kirīṭamukuṭojjvalaḥ | babhrāja sa tadākāśe dvitīya iva bhāskaraḥ

Translation

Glühend von großen Edelsteinen, strahlten Krone und Diadem; und am Himmel leuchtete er wie eine zweite Sonne.

Word by Word

• दीप्यमानः: shining
• दीप्यमानः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप् (धातु) → दीप्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-भाव), विशेषण

• महारत्नैः: with great gems
• महारत्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (‘great gems’)

• किरीटमुकुटोज्ज्वलः: bright with crown and diadem
• किरीटमुकुटोज्ज्वलः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट + मुकुट + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (‘bright with crown and diadem’), विशेषण

• बभ्राज: shone
• बभ्राज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वितीयः: a second
• द्वितीयः: Upamana-dharma (Comparative predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• इव: like
• इव: Upama (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: Upamana (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A jewel-blazing crowned figure in a golden chariot shines against the sky, his radiance rivaling the sun, casting rays across constellations.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha (implied)
• Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous authority, when consecrated by dharma, is portrayed as luminous—bringing clarity and protection like the sun.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative orbit, which glorifies Prabhāsa through exemplary accounts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a poetic portrayal of radiance and majesty.