Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

द्वादशार्कप्रभा जाताः षण्मासाभ्यंतरेण ते । अथ तांस्तेजसा युक्ताञ्ज्ञात्वा जीवो महीपते

Transliteration

dvādaśārkaprabhā jātāḥ ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtareṇa te | atha tāṃstejasā yuktāñjñātvā jīvo mahīpate

Translation

Within six months they shone with the radiance of twelve suns. Then, O lord of the earth, Jīva, recognizing them as endowed with that splendor…

Word by Word

• द्वादशार्कप्रभाः: having the radiance of twelve suns
• द्वादशार्कप्रभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + अर्क + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्वादशानाम् अर्काणाम् प्रभा इव/प्रभाः)

• जाताः: were born/arose
• जाताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः; (became/was born)

• षण्मास: six-month
• षण्मास: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण् + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); द्विगु-समासः (षण्मासः = six months)

• अभ्यन्तरेण: within (the interval)
• अभ्यन्तरेण: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्यन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/अधिकरणार्थे (within, in the interval)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/thereupon)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तेजसा: by/with radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• युक्तान्: endowed/connected
• युक्तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (connected/endowed)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालिक क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• जीवः: Jīva (a being/person named Jīva)
• जीवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king (mahīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees radiate like multiple suns; the surrounding space is flooded with light; Jīva (a named figure) approaches or observes, shielding eyes, recognizing their empowered state.

Characters & Entities

• Jīva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained sādhana can transform one’s being into extraordinary spiritual brilliance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Arbuda region) within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated here; it continues the result of earlier mantra-based observance.