Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अथ तस्याः प्रसादेन स राजा पृथुविक्रमः । सप्तद्वीपाधिपो जातः सूर्यवंशविभूषणः

Transliteration

atha tasyāḥ prasādena sa rājā pṛthuvikramaḥ | saptadvīpādhipo jātaḥ sūryavaṃśavibhūṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Dann wurde jener König, weit an Tapferkeit, durch ihre Gnade zum Herrn der sieben Kontinente, ein Schmuck der Sonnendynastie.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• प्रसादेन: by (her) grace
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पृथुविक्रमः: of great valor
• पृथुविक्रमः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु-विक्रम (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: पृथु + विक्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘पृथुः विक्रमः यस्य’ (broad/great valor)

• सप्तद्वीपाधिपः: lord of the seven continents
• सप्तद्वीपाधिपः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त-द्वीप-अधिप (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: सप्त + द्वीप + अधिप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सप्तानां द्वीपानाम् अधिपः’ (lord of the seven islands/continents)

• जातः: became
• जातः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (Kṛdanta)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘became/was born’ (intransitive predicate)

• सूर्यवंशविभूषणः: ornament of the Solar lineage
• सूर्यवंशविभूषणः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य-वंश-विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक); घटकाः: सूर्य + वंश + विभूषण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सूर्यवंशस्य विभूषणः’ (ornament of the Solar dynasty)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king receiving the Goddess’s grace: a radiant feminine presence bestowing a boon; the king stands in regal posture, with symbolic map-like ‘seven islands/continents’ motifs around him, solar emblems indicating Sūryavaṃśa.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• the King
• Sūryavaṃśa
• Sapta-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (prasāda) elevates dharmic leadership, turning personal merit into cosmic-scale sovereignty and lineage honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where devotion to the Devī yields extraordinary royal fruition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it states the phala (result) of the previously taught worship and observances.