Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

एवमीशप्रसादेन चिरायुर्लोमशोऽभवत् । ब्रह्माणः षड्विनश्यन्ति समग्रायुषि लोमशे

Transliteration

evamīśaprasādena cirāyurlomaśo'bhavat | brahmāṇaḥ ṣaḍvinaśyanti samagrāyuṣi lomaśe

Translation

Ainsi, par la grâce d’Īśa (Śiva), Lomaśa devint d’une longue vie. Au cours de la pleine durée de la vie de Lomaśa, six Brahmā s’éteignent.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• ईशप्रसादेन: by the grace of Īśa
• ईशप्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ईशस्य प्रसादः)

• चिरायुः: long-lived
• चिरायुः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (चिरम् आयुः यस्य) विशेषण (लोमशः)

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्माणः: Brahmās
• ब्रह्माणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (ब्रह्मा-शब्दस्य बहुवचन)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचनार्थे (ब्रह्माणः इति विशेषण)

• विनश्यन्ति: perish
• विनश्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) + वि
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• समग्रायुषि: in (his) full lifespan
• समग्रायुषि: Adhikarana (Location/Time-frame/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समग्र + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (समग्रम् आयुः)

• लोमशे: in/with regard to Lomaśa
• लोमशे: Adhikarana (Reference/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lomaśeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Lomaśa, aged yet radiant, stands before a Prabhāsa liṅga; above him, a cosmic panorama shows successive Brahmās fading like lotus-blooms across epochs, while Śiva’s presence remains constant.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Śiva)
• Lomaśa
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s grace transcends ordinary measures of time, and even cosmic offices like Brahmā are shown as finite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra—specifically the sanctity associated with Lomaśeśvara and Lomaśa’s worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes the fruit (phala) of Śiva’s favor connected to the sacred site.