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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143

भ्रमताऽशेषजगतामधिभूतेन भास्वता । समुद्रा द्रविणोपेताश्चुक्षुभुश्च समन्ततः

bhramatā'śeṣajagatāmadhibhūtena bhāsvatā | samudrā draviṇopetāścukṣubhuśca samantataḥ

Lorsque ce seigneur resplendissant—présidant à tous les mondes—fut mis en rotation, les océans, riches de trésors, s’agitèrent et grondèrent de toutes parts.

bhramatāby (him) moving/whirling
bhramatā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhramat (कृदन्त; √bhram भ्रम् + शतृ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त — ‘by the moving/whirling (one)’
aśeṣa-jagatāmof all the worlds
aśeṣa-jagatām:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootaśeṣa-jagat (प्रातिपदिक; aśeṣa + jagat)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अशेषं जगत्)
adhibhūtenaby the presiding (deity/force)
adhibhūtena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootadhibhūta (प्रातिपदिक; adhi + bhūta)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अधि-भूतः = presiding over beings/elements)
bhāsvatāby the radiant one (Sun)
bhāsvatā:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāsvat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन
samudrāḥthe oceans
samudrāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsamudra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
draviṇa-upetāḥendowed with riches
draviṇa-upetāḥ:
Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdraviṇa-upeta (प्रातिपदिक; draviṇa + upeta)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्रविणेन उपेताः = endowed with wealth)
cukṣubhuḥwere agitated; churned
cukṣubhuḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣubh (क्षुभ्)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
samantataḥon all sides; everywhere
samantataḥ:
Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamantatas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक (on all sides)

Narrator

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (coastal kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Scene: The Sun, set to revolve, causes the treasure-laden oceans to surge and churn in all directions—waves rising like mountains under a blazing sky.

B
Bhāsvān (Sūrya)
S
Samudra (oceans)

FAQs

When cosmic powers are adjusted, all realms respond—showing the interdependence of creation under dharma.

The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya’s larger glorification, situating cosmic marvels within a pilgrimage-centered narrative.

No ritual is described in this verse.