Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

जयायां विजयादित्यं प्रभासे स्वर्णवेतसम् । कुरुक्षेत्रे च सामंतं त्रिमंत्रं च इलावृते

Transliteration

jayāyāṃ vijayādityaṃ prabhāse svarṇavetasam | kurukṣetre ca sāmaṃtaṃ trimaṃtraṃ ca ilāvṛte

Translation

À Jayā (Il est) Vijayāditya ; à Prabhāsa, Svarṇavetasa. À Kurukṣetra (Il est) Sāmanta ; et à Ilāvṛta, Trimantro (la forme aux trois mantras).

Word by Word

• jayāyām: in Jayā
• jayāyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम् (क्षेत्र-नाम)

• vijaya-ādityam: Vijayāditya
• vijaya-ādityam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (vijayasya ādityaḥ / vijaya-ākhyam ādityaḥ); पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• prabhāse: in Prabhāsa
• prabhāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम्

• svarṇa-vetasam: Svarṇavetasa
• svarṇa-vetasam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vetasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (svarṇaṃ vetasaṃ iva / svarṇa-ākhyam vetasam); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• kurukṣetre: in Kurukṣetra
• kurukṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru-kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (kurūṇāṃ kṣetram); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• sāmaṃtam: Sāmanta
• sāmaṃtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāmanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• trimaṃtram: Trimantra (three-mantra form/name)
• trimaṃtram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समासः (tri mantrāḥ → trimaṃtraḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेष-नाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• ilāvṛte: in Ilāvṛta
• ilāvṛte: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ilāvṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्; स्थानवाचकम्

Speaker

Citra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Svarṇavetasa); Kurukṣetra (Sāmanta); Ilāvṛta (Trimantro); Jayā (Vijayāditya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Four-panel tableau: (1) Jayā with a victory-banner and Surya titled Vijayāditya; (2) Prabhāsa seashore with golden vetasa trees and Surya as Svarṇavetasa; (3) Kurukṣetra plain with dharma symbols and Surya as Sāmanta; (4) mythic Ilāvṛta with Mount Meru silhouette and a tri-mantra glyph around Surya.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Vijayāditya
• Prabhāsa
• Svarṇavetasa
• Kurukṣetra
• Sāmanta
• Ilāvṛta
• Trimantro

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory, prosperity, and mantra-power are framed as fruits of aligning with dharma through tīrtha-centered Sūrya devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa and Kurukṣetra are prominent, with additional sites Jayā and Ilāvṛta named for Sūrya’s localized forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; “Trimantro” suggests mantra-oriented worship associated with that region.