Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 189

Devanagari script

सांबश्चैव तथा देवि परां सिद्धिमितो गताः । इदं रहस्यं देवेशि सूर्यमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

sāṃbaścaiva tathā devi parāṃ siddhimito gatāḥ | idaṃ rahasyaṃ deveśi sūryamāhātmyamuttamam

Translation

Et Sāmba aussi, ô Déesse, obtint d’ici la perfection suprême. Ô souveraine des dieux, voici le secret suprême : l’exaltée grandeur du Soleil.

Word by Word

• साम्बः: Sāmba
• साम्बः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle/indeed)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb/so, likewise)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• इतः: from here
• इतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb/from here)

• गताः: went, attained
• गताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (used predicatively: 'have gone')

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• रहस्यम्: secret teaching
• रहस्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवेशि: O Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सूर्यमाहात्म्यम्: the glory of the Sun
• सूर्यमाहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'of the Sun')

• उत्तमम्: excellent, supreme
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sāmba-siddhi / Sūrya-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’, ‘deveśi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba, humbled and penitent, receiving Sūrya’s grace at Prabhāsa—light descending as a sign of ‘parā siddhi’; the narrator frames it as a secret, supreme Sun-mahātmya, suggesting a hushed, sanctified teaching moment.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Sūrya
• Devī
• Prabhāsa (implied by 'from here')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere approach to Sūrya in a sanctified kṣetra can lead to the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, indicated by “from here,” as the place linked with Sāmba’s supreme siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the ‘secret’ greatness of Sūrya connected to the place.