Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सहस्राक्षं सहस्रांशुं सहस्रकिरणद्युतिम्

Transliteration

sahasrākṣaṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ sahasrakiraṇadyutim

Translation

«(Je loue) Celui aux mille yeux, aux mille feux, resplendissant de mille rayons.»

Word by Word

• सहस्राक्षम्: thousand-eyed
• सहस्राक्षम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सहस्रम् अक्षाणि यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (सूर्य/भास्कर)

• सहस्रांशुम्: having a thousand rays
• सहस्रांशुम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + अंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सहस्रम् अंशवः/किरणाः यस्य; पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सहस्रकिरणद्युतिम्: whose brilliance is of a thousand beams
• सहस्रकिरणद्युतिम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र + किरण + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सहस्रकिरणानां द्युतिः यस्य; स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘द्युतिमत्’ अर्थे; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Citra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary depiction of Sūrya as a vast, many-eyed, many-rayed presence—an overwhelming field of light rather than a single icon—suggesting omniscience and omnidirectional radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Bhāskara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun is contemplated as all-seeing and all-pervading radiance, inspiring reverence and inner clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a universal epithet of Sūrya; the text soon connects such praise to multiple Sūrya-tīrthas across Bhārata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; it functions as a mantra-like epithet within a hymn.