Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

देवाचार्यस्य तस्येयं दुहिता विश्वकर्मणः । सुरेणुरिति विख्याता त्रिषु लोकेषु भामिनी

Transliteration

devācāryasya tasyeyaṃ duhitā viśvakarmaṇaḥ | sureṇuriti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu bhāminī

Translation

Cette dame illustre est la fille de ce précepteur divin, Viśvakarman. Elle est célèbre sous le nom de Sureṇu, rayonnante et renommée dans les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• देवाचार्यस्य: of the preceptor of the gods
• देवाचार्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् आचार्यः) — 'of the teacher of the gods'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'of him'

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'this (she)'

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'daughter'

• विश्वकर्मणः: of Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — 'of Viśvakarman'

• सुरेणुः: Sureṇu
• सुरेणुः: Predicate nominative (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — proper name 'Sureṇu'

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय — quotation marker 'thus'

• विख्याता: well-known
• विख्याता: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण — 'well-known'

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन — 'in three' (agreeing with लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — 'in the worlds'

• भामिनी: radiant lady
• भामिनी: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-संज्ञा — 'radiant/beautiful woman'

Speaker

Sūta (deduced for Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous divine maiden (Sureṇu) introduced in a courtly-cosmic setting, with Viśvakarman’s artisan aura—tools, celestial architecture, and a halo of crafted light.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman
• Sureṇu
• Devācārya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma honors luminous exemplars and lineages; fame across the three worlds signifies merit and cosmic recognition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya narrative environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse continues the genealogical catalog supporting the chapter’s sacred-history framework.