Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एवं कालेन महता दिव्यतेजा जनाधिपः । प्रत्यक्षं दर्शनं गत्वा प्राह सूर्यो महामुनिम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kālena mahatā divyatejā janādhipaḥ | pratyakṣaṃ darśanaṃ gatvā prāha sūryo mahāmunim

Translation

Ainsi, après un long temps, le seigneur rayonnant (Durvāsas), chef parmi les hommes, obtint la vision directe ; et Sūrya se manifesta et parla au grand sage.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक adverb: “thus”)

• kālena: by time
• kālena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (means: by time)

• mahatā: great/long
• mahatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of kālena)

• divyatejāḥ: of divine radiance
• divyatejāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya-tejas (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of janādhipaḥ)

• janādhipaḥ: the lord of people (the Sun)
• janādhipaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana-adhipa (प्रातिपदिक; जन + अधिप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• pratyakṣam: direct/visible
• pratyakṣam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of darśanam)

• darśanam: appearance/vision
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of gatvā)

• gatvā: having approached
• gatvā: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु) + tvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया: “having gone/approached”

• prāha: said
• prāha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√ah (अह्/ब्रू धात्वर्थे)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sūryaḥ: the Sun
• sūryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• mahāmunim: to the great sage
• mahāmunim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-muni (प्रातिपदिक; महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (addressee/object of speech)

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After long austerity, the blazing Sūrya manifests before the great sage; the moment of direct vision is charged with radiance, stillness, and sacred coastal atmosphere of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun-god)
• Durvāsas (implied as mahāmuni)
• Durvāsāditya (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Persistent austerity and devotion culminate in pratyakṣa-darśana—direct encounter with the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Durvāsāditya in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Sūrya grants direct vision to the devoted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription in this verse; it narrates the fruit of tapas as divine manifestation and dialogue.