Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सागराः क्षुभिता येन प्लावयंति वसुंधराम् । शीर्यंते गिरिशृङ्गाणि कंपते च वसुंधरा

Transliteration

sāgarāḥ kṣubhitā yena plāvayaṃti vasuṃdharām | śīryaṃte giriśṛṅgāṇi kaṃpate ca vasuṃdharā

Translation

«Quelle qu’en soit la cause, les océans sont en tumulte et inondent la terre; les cimes des montagnes se brisent, et le sol lui-même tremble.»

Word by Word

• sāgarāḥ: oceans
• sāgarāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kṣubhitāḥ: agitated
• kṣubhitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to sāgarāḥ)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• plāvayanti: flood/overflow
• plāvayanti: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: plāvaya (causative from √plu/√plav) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• vasuṃdharām: the earth
• vasuṃdharām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasuṃdharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śīryante: break apart
• śīryante: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śṝ (शॄ धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (are breaking)

• giriśṛṅgāṇi: mountain-peaks
• giriśṛṅgāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• kaṃpate: trembles
• kaṃpate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kamp (कम्प् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• vasuṃdharā: the earth
• vasuṃdharā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasuṃdharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (continuing) addressing Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (probable)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic earth-scene: waves inundate land, the ground ripples with tremors, mountain summits crack; devas observe from above, alarmed.

Characters & Entities

• Oceans (Sāgara)
• Earth (Vasundharā)
• Mountains

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic imbalance is portrayed as a moral-spiritual warning, urging restoration of dharma through proper divine action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The events frame the greatness of Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where divine happenings affect the whole cosmos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse describes portents (cihnāni) and calamity.