Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्याद्यापीह गायन्ति भूर्भुवःस्वर्नि वासिनः । देवदैत्यासुराः सर्वे वाल्मीक्याद्या महर्षयः

Transliteration

yasyādyāpīha gāyanti bhūrbhuvaḥsvarni vāsinaḥ | devadaityāsurāḥ sarve vālmīkyādyā maharṣayaḥ

Translation

Aujourd’hui encore, les habitants de Bhūr, Bhuvaḥ et Svar chantent sa louange : dieux, daityas et asuras tout ensemble, ainsi que les grands sages à commencer par Vālmīki.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय-समुच्चय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = ‘even today/still’

• इह: here
• इह: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Location adjunct/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = ‘here’

• गायन्ति: sing (praise)
• गायन्ति: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• भूः: earth-world (Bhūḥ)
• भूः: Qualifier in compound-like list (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समाहार-निर्देश in triad

• भुवः: mid-world (Bhuvaḥ)
• भुवः: Qualifier in list (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; triad member

• स्वः: heaven-world (Svaḥ)
• स्वः: Qualifier in list (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; triad member

• नि: in (as in ‘dwelling in’)
• नि: Compound/phrase marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; here used as particle with वासिनः (reading: ‘भूर्भुवःस्वर्निवासिनः’ = inhabitants of Bhūr-Bhuvaḥ-Svaḥ)

• वासिनः: inhabitants, dwellers
• वासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘inhabitants/dwellers’

• देवदैत्यासुराः: gods, daityas, and asuras
• देवदैत्यासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दैत्य + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण of देवदैत्यासुराः/महर्षयः (collectively)

• वाल्मीक्याद्याः: beginning with Vālmīki
• वाल्मीक्याद्याः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाल्मीकि + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘वाल्मीकिः आदिः येषाम्’—group headed by Vālmīki

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Daśaratheśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not explicit

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic chorus: devas, daityas, asuras, and great sages like Vālmīki singing the glory of Rāma; layered worlds (Bhūr-Bhuvaḥ-Svar) depicted as stacked realms.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Bhūr-Bhuvaḥ-Svar
• Devas
• Daityas
• Asuras
• Vālmīki
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharmic glory transcends worlds and adversarial divisions; even opposing beings acknowledge virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse primarily glorifies Rāma’s fame; within the chapter’s frame it supports Prabhāsa’s greatness as the setting of Daśaratha’s tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is praise (kīrtana/stuti) describing universal acclaim.