Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अधुना संप्रवक्ष्यामि हिरण्याश्च महोदयम् । दुर्वाससा तपस्तप्तं तत्र सूर्यः प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

adhunā saṃpravakṣyāmi hiraṇyāśca mahodayam | durvāsasā tapastaptaṃ tatra sūryaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

À présent, je vais proclamer la grande élévation, la gloire de Hiraṇyā. Là, grâce aux austérités (tapas) accomplies par Durvāsas, Sūrya, le Soleil, fut établi en ce lieu.

Word by Word

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘now’)

• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain/tell
• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• हिरण्याः: of the Hiraṇyās (Hiraṇyā-s)
• हिरण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/genitive); बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• महोदयम्: the great rise/prosperity (glory)
• महोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/accusative); एकवचन (singular)

• दुर्वाससा: by Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससा: Kartr̥/Hetu (Agent/Cause in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन (singular)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.); एकवचन (singular)

• तप्तम्: performed/undertaken (heated)
• तप्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘तपः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb ‘there’)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/nominative); एकवचन (singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितः: established, installed
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘सूर्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hiraṇyā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsas performs fierce austerities at a golden-hued spot named Hiraṇyā; from the sky, Sūrya descends and becomes ‘established’ as a radiant icon or orb above a small altar; pilgrims later offer water at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyā (tīrtha/place)
• Durvāsas
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is anchored in ṛṣi-tapas: ascetic power is shown to ‘establish’ divine presence in sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hiraṇyā (within the Prabhāsa sacred complex), introduced as a place of special glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces the site’s sanctity through Durvāsas’s austerities and Sūrya’s establishment.