Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अतीन्द्रियं विश्वभुजं जितारिं गुणत्रयातीतमजं निरीहम् । तमोमयं वेदमयं चिदंशं प्रजापतीशं पुरुहूतमिन्द्रम् । अनागतैकध्वनिरूपमाद्यं ध्यायंति यं योगविदो यतीन्द्राः

Transliteration

atīndriyaṃ viśvabhujaṃ jitāriṃ guṇatrayātītamajaṃ nirīham | tamomayaṃ vedamayaṃ cidaṃśaṃ prajāpatīśaṃ puruhūtamindram | anāgataikadhvanirūpamādyaṃ dhyāyaṃti yaṃ yogavido yatīndrāḥ

Translation

Beyond the senses, embracing the universe, conqueror of foes; beyond the three guṇas, unborn and actionless—dark as mystery yet made of the Veda, a portion of pure Consciousness; Lord of the Prajāpatis, the much-invoked ‘Indra’; the Primordial One whose very form is the single, unborn sound of the Unmanifest—Him the masters of yoga, the foremost ascetics, meditate upon.

Word by Word

• atīndriyam: beyond the senses
• atīndriyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियातीतः)

• viśvabhujam: the sustainer/enjoyer of the universe
• viśvabhujam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विश्वं भुनक्ति/पालयति)

• jitārim: conqueror of enemies
• jitārim: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त; √ji (धातु) क्त) + ari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जितः अरिः येन)

• guṇatrayātītam: beyond the three guṇas
• guṇatrayātītam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक) + atīta (कृदन्त; √i (धातु) + ati- उपसर्ग, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गुणत्रयम् अतीतः)

• ajam: unborn
• ajam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• nirīham: without effort/action
• nirīham: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirīha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• tamomayam: consisting of darkness
• tamomayam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tamas (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (मयट्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त (तमोमय)

• vedamayam: consisting of the Veda
• vedamayam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + mayaṭ (मयट्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त

• cid-aṃśam: a portion of consciousness
• cid-aṃśam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cit (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चितः अंशः)

• prajāpatīśam: lord of Prajāpati(s)
• prajāpatīśam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजापतेः ईशः)

• puruhūtam: much-invoked
• puruhūtam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puru (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + hūta (कृदन्त; √hū (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुरु/बहु हूतः)

• indram: Indra (as epithet)
• indram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• anāgataikadhvanirūpam: whose form is the single unstruck (unmanifest) sound
• anāgataikadhvanirūpam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anāgata (कृदन्त; √gam (धातु) + an-ā- उपसर्ग, क्त) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + dhvani (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अनागतः एकः ध्वनिः यस्य रूपम्/स्वरूपम्)

• ādyam: primordial
• ādyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dhyāyanti: they meditate upon
• dhyāyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• yam: whom
• yam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• yogavidaḥ: knowers of yoga
• yogavidaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (योगं वेत्ति)

• yatīndrāḥ: lords among ascetics
• yatīndrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (यतीनां इन्द्राः)

Speaker

A devotee/narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (hymnic praise; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aniconic-to-iconic synthesis: the liṅga or Rudra-form radiates a cosmic embrace, while subtle motifs show the three guṇas receding; a single primordial sound-wave (ekadhvani) emanates into the universe as yogins meditate in stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord transcends senses and guṇas and is realized by yogic meditation as the primordial conscious reality and inner sound.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the hymn frames Śiva as the supreme object of yogic contemplation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditation (dhyāna) by yogic adepts is implied; no external ritual like snāna or dāna is specified in this verse.