Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

पतितं सोममालोक्य ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । रथमारोपयामास लोकानां हितका म्यया

Transliteration

patitaṃ somamālokya brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | rathamāropayāmāsa lokānāṃ hitakā myayā

Translation

Voyant Soma tombé, Brahmā, l’aïeul des mondes, le plaça sur un char, par désir du bien de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• पतितम्: fallen
• पतितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित (कृदन्त; √पत् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘fallen’ (agreeing with सोमम्)

• सोमम्: Soma (the Moon)
• सोमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आलोक्य (कृदन्त; √लोक् धातु, उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: अव्ययभावे क्त्वान्त (gerund), ‘having seen’

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: the grandsire of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘of the worlds’ + ‘grandfather’)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आरोपयामास: placed (him) upon / made (him) mount
• आरोपयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुह् धातु (उपसर्ग आ-), णिच् (causative) + लिट्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिजन्त ‘caused to mount/placed upon’

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds
• लोकानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for (their) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu/Prayojana (Cause/Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हितस्य कामना’ (desire for welfare)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified (Devī addressed nearby)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, seeing Soma fallen upon earth, compassionately lifts him and sets him upon a radiant chariot, preparing for his ordained course for the good of all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic governance is portrayed as compassion in action—divine authorities act to restore balance for universal welfare (loka-hita).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the Māhātmya’s sacred frame for Soma’s restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes Brahmā’s restorative act.