Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

सर्वतेजोमयं सर्वदेवं देवैर्नमस्कृतम् । भ्रममाणं निराधारं कालमानप्रयोजकम्

Transliteration

sarvatejomayaṃ sarvadevaṃ devairnamaskṛtam | bhramamāṇaṃ nirādhāraṃ kālamānaprayojakam

Translation

Er schaute den Allstrahlenden — den Gott, der in gewissem Sinne „alle Götter“ ist, von den Gottheiten verehrt — wie er ohne Stütze dahinschreitet und die Maße der Zeit festsetzt.

Word by Word

• सर्वतेजोमयम्: made of all splendor/energy
• सर्वतेजोमयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + तेजस् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. n.)

• सर्वदेवम्: the all-god / the god of all
• सर्वदेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (acc. sg. m.)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (instr. pl. m.)

• नमस्कृतम्: saluted, revered
• नमस्कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस् + √कृ (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘पूजितम्’ (ppp, acc. sg. n.)

• भ्रममाणम्: wandering, moving about
• भ्रममाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (present participle, acc. sg. n.)

• निराधारम्: without support
• निराधारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. n.)

• कालमानप्रयोजकम्: that which sets time and measure in motion / regulator of time and measure
• कालमानप्रयोजकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल + मान + प्रयोजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (acc. sg. n.)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-śikhara (vision-point)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing Bhāskara appears as a moving, self-supported cosmic presence—devas bowing—while a subtle wheel of time (kāla-cakra) is implied in the aura and rays.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Devas
• Time (Kāla)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is revered as cosmic order itself—light, divine presence, and the regulator of time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra’s summit, where contemplation reveals cosmic truths about Bhāskara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse supports Sūrya-veneration through reverent contemplation and namaskāra.