Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

मनुष्याणां मनोभूतस्तपोभूतस्तपस्विनाम् । विनयो नयभूतानां तेजस्तेजस्विनामपि

Transliteration

manuṣyāṇāṃ manobhūtastapobhūtastapasvinām | vinayo nayabhūtānāṃ tejastejasvināmapi

Translation

Unter den Menschen wird er zum Geist selbst; unter den Asketen wird er zur Askese selbst. Für die Disziplinierten ist er Demut, und selbst für die Strahlenden ist er Glanz.

Word by Word

• manuṣyāṇām: of humans
• manuṣyāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• manaḥbhūtaḥ: become mind; mind-formed
• manaḥbhūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √भū)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; भूत (क्त) कृदन्तः; मनोरूपेण भूतः (तत्पुरुष)

• tapaḥbhūtaḥ: become austerity; austerity-formed
• tapaḥbhūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √भū)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; भूत (क्त) कृदन्तः; तपोरूपेण भूतः (तत्पुरुष)

• tapasvinām: of ascetics
• tapasvinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vinayaḥ: discipline; humility
• vinayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• naya-bhūtānām: of those who are policy/justice-embodied
• naya-bhūtānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त; √भū)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; नयरूपेण भूत (तत्पुरुष-प्रातिपदिक)

• tejaḥ: splendor; energy
• tejaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• tejasvinām: of the radiant ones
• tejasvinām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-निपातः (particle: also/even)

Speaker

A questioner within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue (listener addressing the narrator/teacher)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvāija-sattamāḥ / assembled sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: the all-pervading Lord implied through symbolic personifications—mind, austerity, humility, and radiance—arrayed as attendants around a serene divine presence, with Prabhāsa’s coastal sacred landscape hinted in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Tapas
• Vinaya
• Tejas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All virtues and powers—mind, austerity, humility, and splendor—are ultimately sustained by the Lord within.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative context; the verse deepens the māhātmya by showing the Lord’s indwelling presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it highlights inner disciplines (tapas, vinaya) as pathways aligned with Purāṇic Dharma.