Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा सहस्रांशुस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । सांबोऽपि निर्जरो भूत्वा द्वारकां पुनरागमत्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | evamuktvā sahasrāṃśustatraivāṃtaradhīyata | sāṃbo'pi nirjaro bhūtvā dvārakāṃ punarāgamat

Translation

Īśvara said: Having spoken thus, Sahasrāṃśu (the thousand-rayed Sun) vanished right there. And Sāmba too, becoming free from affliction and decay, returned again to Dvārakā.

Word by Word

• īśvaraḥ: the Lord
• īśvaraḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having spoken)

• sahasra-aṃśuḥ: the thousand-rayed one (Sun)
• sahasra-aṃśuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहि (सहस्राः अंशवः यस्य सः)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adverbial (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• antaradhīyata: disappeared
• antaradhīyata: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: antar-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sāṃbaḥ: Sāmba
• sāṃbaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• nirjaraḥ: free from aging/immortal
• nirjaraḥ: Karta qualifier (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वान्त gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having become)

• dvārakām: to Dvārakā
• dvārakām: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• āgamat: returned/came
• āgamat: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Sāṃbāditya-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sun-god, radiant with a thousand rays, fades into the sky after granting boons; Sāmba stands healed, youthful and unblemished, then departs on a coastal road toward Dvārakā.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Sahasrāṃśu (Sūrya)
• Sāmba
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship at a sanctified place yields tangible transformation—here framed as healing and restoration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sūrya appears as Sāṃbāditya and grants relief to Sāmba.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it narrates the completion of the encounter and the result for Sāmba.