Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवं संचिन्त्य भगवान्विष्णुः कमललोचनः । सूर्यरूपं समाश्रित्य तस्य तुष्टो जनार्दनः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃcintya bhagavānviṣṇuḥ kamalalocanaḥ | sūryarūpaṃ samāśritya tasya tuṣṭo janārdanaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, après avoir médité, le Bienheureux Viṣṇu, Janārdana aux yeux de lotus, prit la forme du Soleil et se réjouit de lui (Sāmba).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'thus')

• संचिन्त्य: having reflected
• संचिन्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु) → संचिन्त्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having thought/considered)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेष्य (apposition to Viṣṇu)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कमललोचनः: lotus-eyed
• कमललोचनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कमलस्य लोचनम् इव यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सूर्यरूपम्: the form of the Sun
• सूर्यरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सूर्यस्य रूपम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाश्रित्य: having assumed / resorted to
• समाश्रित्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु) → समाश्रित्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव (having resorted to/assumed)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him/that)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) → तुष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, adjectival); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu, lotus-eyed, radiates and seamlessly transforms into Sūrya: a blazing aureole expands, a chariot with seven horses emerges; Sāmba stands before him, astonished and hopeful as the curse’s shadow dissipates.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Janārdana
• Sūrya (form assumed)
• Sāmba (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace responds to sincere tapas, and the One Lord may manifest through different divine forms to uplift the devotee.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the divine manifestation occurs in response to worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; the verse highlights the result of sustained worship—divine satisfaction and manifestation.