Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

योगनिद्राभिभूतस्य संसर्पा सरमा गुहा । माला चंपा तथा ज्योत्स्ना स विश्वेभ्यश्च एव च

Transliteration

yoganidrābhibhūtasya saṃsarpā saramā guhā | mālā caṃpā tathā jyotsnā sa viśvebhyaśca eva ca

Translation

Pour (celui) que domine le sommeil yogique : Saṃsarpā, Saramā et Guhā ; ainsi que Mālā, Campā et Jyotsnā—de même il donna (des filles) aux Viśvedevas.

Word by Word

• योगनिद्रा-अभिभूतस्य: of (one) overcome by yogic sleep
• योगनिद्रा-अभिभूतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगनिद्रा + अभिभूत (भू धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (योगनिद्रया अभिभूतः)

• संसर्पा: Saṃsarpā
• संसर्पा: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• सरमा: Saramā
• सरमा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• गुहा: Guhā
• गुहा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• माला: Mālā
• माला: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• चंपा: Campā
• चंपा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चंपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

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

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• ज्योत्स्ना: Jyotsnā
• ज्योत्स्ना: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योत्स्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विश्वेभ्यः: to the Viśvedevas
• विश्वेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Dative/Ablative 4th/5th), बहुवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान)

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; verse is part of the continuing distribution list)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sectional setting; verse itself is genealogical)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer within Prabhāsa-māhātmya frame (not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage/king in yoganidrā while divine maidens—Saṃsarpā, Saramā, Guhā, Mālā, Campā, Jyotsnā—are presented as destined consorts to the Viśvedevas; a subtle celestial register of names appears like a garland of light.

Characters & Entities

• Yoga-nidrā
• Saṃsarpā
• Saramā
• Guhā
• Mālā
• Campā
• Jyotsnā
• Viśvedevas
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic cosmology links divine collectives (like the Viśvedevas) with named powers, suggesting the universe is sustained by ordered, dharmic interdependence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the broader māhātmya frame; this verse itself is not a direct praise of a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse.