Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

प्रतापं भगवान्सूर्यः कांतिमग्र्यां निशाकरः

Transliteration

pratāpaṃ bhagavānsūryaḥ kāṃtimagryāṃ niśākaraḥ

Translation

Le Soleil, le Bienheureux, conféra splendeur et majesté, et la Lune (Niśākara) accorda la plus haute clarté.

Word by Word

• प्रतापम्: splendour, prowess
• प्रतापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• भगवान्: the blessed, venerable
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सूर्यः); Masculine, Nominative singular

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• कान्तिम्: lustre, radiance
• कान्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative singular

• अग्र्याम्: foremost, excellent
• अग्र्याम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कान्तिम्); Feminine, Accusative singular

• निशाकरः: the moon (night-maker)
• निशाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘निशायाः करः’); Masculine, Nominative singular

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator continuing the Tīrthamāhātmya account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya and Candra appear as regal luminaries, each offering a distinct aura—Sūrya’s blazing crown of rays and Candra’s cool, pearly sheen—toward the divine center.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Niśākara (Candra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All cosmic powers ultimately serve dharma by supporting divine purposes through their gifts and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 142), praising a sacred kṣetra where divine installations and boons are described (the specific site name is not stated in this snippet).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction is stated here; it narrates the bestowal of boons.