Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 177

Devanagari script

रथमारुह्य समावयवं रुचिरविकलितदिव्यहयम् । सततमरिबले भगवंश्चरसि जगद्धितबद्धरसः

Transliteration

rathamāruhya samāvayavaṃ ruciravikalitadivyahayam | satatamaribale bhagavaṃścarasi jagaddhitabaddharasaḥ

Translation

Ô Seigneur Bienheureux, monté sur ton char bien ordonné, attelé de splendides coursiers divins et infatigables, tu chemines sans cesse, toujours voué au bien du monde et domptant les forces ennemies.

Word by Word

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• समावयवम्: well-proportioned
• समावयवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम + अवयव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: सम-अवयव (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभावः)

• रुचिर: beautiful
• रुचिर: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• विकलित: arranged/ordered
• विकलित: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कल् (धातु) + क्त → विकलित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• हयम्: (a chariot) with beautiful, well-ordered divine horses
• हयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः: रुचिर-विकलित-दिव्य-हयम् (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अरिबले: in/among the enemy forces
• अरिबले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः: अरि-बल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• चरसि: you move/roam
• चरसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• हित: welfare/benefit
• हित: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from धा/हि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• बद्ध: bound/attached
• बद्ध: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्ध् (धातु) + क्त → बद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• रसः: one whose delight is fixed on the world’s welfare
• रसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः: जगत्-हित-बद्ध-रसः (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified within snippet (Sūrya-stuti in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (yātrā/parikramā frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya rides a radiant chariot with divine horses, moving across the sky; below, pilgrims walk a coastal circuit, mirroring the cosmic journey; hostile forces scatter before the light.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya’s ceaseless movement is portrayed as protective and benevolent—an eternal service to jagat-hita (the good of the world).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the textual setting; the stotra’s merit is framed by the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse functions as devotional visualization of Sūrya’s chariot and protective power.