Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

स एव भगवान्रुद्रो विष्णुर्विश्व जगत्प्रभुः । अस्मिन्नण्डे त्विमेलोका अन्तर्विश्वमिदंजगत्

Transliteration

sa eva bhagavānrudro viṣṇurviśva jagatprabhuḥ | asminnaṇḍe tvimelokā antarviśvamidaṃjagat

Translation

Ce même Seigneur Bienheureux est Rudra ; Il est aussi Viṣṇu, le Souverain de l’univers et des mondes. Dans cet œuf cosmique se trouvent ces royaumes ; en lui est contenu tout cet univers intérieur.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: alone; indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphasis)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• viśvam: universal; all
• viśvam: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• jagat-prabhuḥ: lord of the world
• jagat-prabhuḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of the world)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aṇḍe: cosmic egg; universe
• aṇḍe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• ime: these
• ime: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• lokāḥ: worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• antar-viśvam: inner universe; within (it) the universe
• antar-viśvam: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + viśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (inner/within the universe)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• jagat: world; cosmos
• jagat: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara) speaking to Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic diagram-like vision: the brahmāṇḍa as a luminous oval containing layered lokas, with Rudra-Viṣṇu as a single sovereign figure encompassing it; Prabhāsa’s sea-shore anchors the revelation to place.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Viṣṇu
• Jagat
• Lokas
• Brahmāṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rudra and Viṣṇu are affirmed as one supreme Lord, urging devotees toward integrated reverence for the divine that pervades all worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose Māhātmya teaches cosmic vision to intensify the sanctity of pilgrimage and worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.