Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 156

Devanagari script

भास्कराय नमस्तुभ्यं तथा दिनकृते नमः । सर्वस्मै हेतवे चैव संध्याज्यो त्स्नाकृते नमः

Transliteration

bhāskarāya namastubhyaṃ tathā dinakṛte namaḥ | sarvasmai hetave caiva saṃdhyājyo tsnākṛte namaḥ

Translation

Hommage à Toi, Bhāskara ; hommage au Faiseur du jour. Hommage à la Cause universelle ; et hommage au Créateur du crépuscule et de la clarté lunaire.

Word by Word

• भास्कराय: to Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्कराय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसक (सर्वनाम), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• दिनकृते: to the maker of the day
• दिनकृते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृत् = √कृ (धातु) कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• सर्वस्मै: to the all
• सर्वस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘हेतवे’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• हेतवे: to the cause
• हेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• संध्याज्योत्स्नाकृते: to the maker of twilight and moonlight
• संध्याज्योत्स्नाकृते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या-ज्योत्स्ना-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; कृत् = √कृ (धातु) कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhāskara / the praised deity

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triptych of time: left—Bhāskara rising; center—twilight with saffron sky and lamp-lit silhouettes; right—cool moonlight over the sea. The same divine radiance subtly connects all three panels as one cause.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Saṃdhyā (twilight)
• Jyotsnā (moonlight)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Daily rhythms—day, twilight, and night’s light—are sanctified as expressions of divine causality, encouraging gratitude and disciplined worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, connecting sacred place with sacred time (saṃdhyā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription, but the mention of saṃdhyā naturally aligns with sandhyā-vandana style remembrance and salutations.