Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168

Devanagari script

सनातनो महाभागः प्रसुप्तो विजयोऽरिजित् । जयंतश्च जयत्सेनो जयश्चैव महाप्रभः

Transliteration

sanātano mahābhāgaḥ prasupto vijayo'rijit | jayaṃtaśca jayatseno jayaścaiva mahāprabhaḥ

Translation

S’y trouvaient Sanātana le fortuné, Prasupta, Vijaya le vainqueur des ennemis, ainsi que Jayanta, Jayatsena et Jaya au grand éclat.

Word by Word

• सनातनः: Sanātana
• सनातनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• महाभागः: the greatly fortunate one
• महाभागः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘greatly fortunate’

• प्रसुप्तः: deeply asleep
• प्रसुप्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसुप्त (प्र+√स्वप् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; past participle ‘fast asleep’

• विजयः: Vijaya
• विजयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• अरिजित्: Arijit
• अरिजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिजित् (प्रातिपदिक; अरि + जित्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘conqueror of enemies’

• जयन्तः: Jayanta
• जयन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयन्त (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• जयत्सेनः: Jayatsena
• जयत्सेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयत्सेन (प्रातिपदिक; जयत् + सेन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘whose army is victorious’/proper name

• जयः: Jaya
• जयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण) — emphatic particle ‘indeed/just’

• महाप्रभः: Mahāprabha
• महाप्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; महा + प्रभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन — masculine nominative singular; ‘of great splendor/might’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience within Kedāra narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A protective ring of attendants around Viṣṇu: figures named Jaya/Vijaya etc. stand like luminous guardians with calm strength; the mood is triumphant yet composed.

Characters & Entities

• Sanātana
• Prasupta
• Vijaya
• Jayanta
• Jayatsena
• Jaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic lists emphasize that divine order is upheld by many powers and persons working in harmony around the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The implied locus is still Kṣīrābdhi, the shore where Brahmā beholds Viṣṇu’s assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.