Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

देवासुरमनुष्याश्च सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः । मया विलोकिताः सर्वे भयं चाशु व्रजंति ते

Transliteration

devāsuramanuṣyāśca siddhavidyādharoragāḥ | mayā vilokitāḥ sarve bhayaṃ cāśu vrajaṃti te

Translation

Dieux, asuras, humains, Siddhas, Vidyādharas et serpents : quiconque reçoit seulement mon regard, tous tombent aussitôt dans la crainte.

Word by Word

• देवासुरमनुष्याः: gods, demons, and humans
• देवासुरमनुष्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + असुर + मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—देवाः च असुराः च मनुष्याः च

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः: Siddhas, Vidyādharas, and serpents
• सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर + उरग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—सिद्धाः च विद्याधराः च उरगाः च

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• विलोकिताः: have been seen
• विलोकिताः: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural); अर्थः—‘दृष्टाः’ (seen)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural); ‘देवासुर…’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• व्रजन्ति: go / experience
• व्रजन्ति: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथम-पुरुष; बहुवचन (3rd pl)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

Speaker

Śani (deduced from immediate context of Śani granting boons to King Daśaratha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śani declares his fear-inducing gaze over a panorama of beings—devas in the sky, asuras in shadow, humans on earth, siddhas aloft, vidyādharas flying, nāgas coiled—suggesting the universality of his influence.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Asura
• Manuṣya
• Siddha
• Vidyādhara
• Oraga (Nāga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes the awe-inspiring, karma-enforcing power of Śani: his ‘gaze’ symbolizes unavoidable moral consequence rather than mere punishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented in the Skanda Purāṇa as a sacred landscape where divine encounters and protections are narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; it functions as a doctrinal setup for later praise (stotra) and boon-seeking in the narrative.