Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सुरोत्तमं श्रीधरं च हरिं योगीश्वरं तथा । कपिलेशं भूतनाथं श्वेतद्वीपपतिं हरिम्

Transliteration

surottamaṃ śrīdharaṃ ca hariṃ yogīśvaraṃ tathā | kapileśaṃ bhūtanāthaṃ śvetadvīpapatiṃ harim

Translation

„Gedenke des Besten unter den Göttern; Śrīdhara; Hari; des Herrn der Yogins; Kapileśa; des Herrn der Wesen; und Hari, des Souveräns von Śvetadvīpa.“

Word by Word

• सुरोत्तमम्: the best among the gods
• सुरोत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् उत्तमः)

• श्रीधरम्: Śrīdhara (bearer of Lakṣmī)
• श्रीधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः धरः)

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

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगीश्वरम्: Lord of yogis
• योगीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगिनाम् ईश्वरः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

• कपिलेशम्: Kapileśa (lord Kapila)
• कपिलेशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कपिलस्य ईशः)

• भूतनाथम्: Lord of beings
• भूतनाथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानाम् नाथः)

• श्वेतद्वीपपतिम्: Lord of Śvetadvīpa
• श्वेतद्वीपपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत + द्वीप + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्वेतद्वीपस्य पतिः)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari appears as Śrīdhara with Lakṣmī, yet also as Yogīśvara seated in meditation; a luminous white island-realm (Śvetadvīpa) glows behind, while Kapileśa symbolism (sage Kapila/fiery austerity) and Bhūtanātha lordship are hinted through attendant beings subdued in devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Śrīdhara
• Yogīśvara
• Kapileśa/Kapila
• Bhūtanātha
• Śvetadvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is praised as the supreme refuge for gods and yogins alike; His remembrance integrates bhakti with yogic orientation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, linking the tīrtha’s glory to Viṣṇu’s supreme status.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nāma-smaraṇa—invoking the Lord through epithets (Hari, Śrīdhara, Yogīśvara, etc.).