Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

गन्धारे क्षोभणादित्यं लंकायाममरद्युतिम् । कर्णादित्यं च चंपायां प्रबोधे शुभदर्शिनम्

Transliteration

gandhāre kṣobhaṇādityaṃ laṃkāyāmamaradyutim | karṇādityaṃ ca caṃpāyāṃ prabodhe śubhadarśinam

Translation

Au Gandhāra, on le nomme « Kṣobhaṇāditya » ; à Laṅkā, « Amaradyuti » ; à Campā, « Karṇāditya » ; et à Prabodha, « Śubhadarśin ».

Word by Word

• गन्धारे: in Gandhāra
• गन्धारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular; place-name)

• क्षोभणादित्यम्: Kṣobhaṇāditya (name/epithet)
• क्षोभणादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभण + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः क्षोभणः आदित्यः (कर्मधारयः)

• लंकायाम्: in Laṅkā
• लंकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• अमरद्युतिम्: Amaradyuti (of divine radiance; name)
• अमरद्युतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः अमराणां द्युतिः/द्युतिमान् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; अर्थतः ‘having divine radiance’)

• कर्णादित्यम्: Karṇāditya (name/epithet)
• कर्णादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः कर्णस्य आदित्यः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• चंपायाम्: in Campā
• चंपायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चम्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• प्रबोधे: in Prabodha
• प्रबोधे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular; place-name)

• शुभदर्शिनम्: one who sees/foresees good; auspicious-seeing
• शुभदर्शिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ + दर्शिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom./Acc., Sg.); समासः शुभं पश्यति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhāra/Laṅkā/Campā/Prabodha Sūrya-sthānas (as a grouped nāma-catalog)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Sūrya with a halo and seven horses appears as four vignette-panels labeled by kṣetra-names: Gandhāra (Kṣobhaṇāditya), Laṅkā (Amaradyuti), Campā (Karṇāditya), Prabodha (Śubhadarśin), with pilgrims offering arghya at each locale.

Characters & Entities

• Gandhāra
• Kṣobhaṇāditya
• Laṅkā
• Amaradyuti
• Campā
• Karṇāditya
• Prabodha
• Śubhadarśin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine radiance is universal; different lands remember Sūrya through epithets reflecting local devotion and experience.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhāra, Laṅkā, Campā, and Prabodha are cited as locations of Sūrya’s distinct forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual act is specified in this verse.