Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

त्वया विना जगन्नाथ भुवनं निष्प्रभी कृतम् । सूर्येणेव तु विक्रान्तं तमोभिरिव दानवैः

Transliteration

tvayā vinā jagannātha bhuvanaṃ niṣprabhī kṛtam | sūryeṇeva tu vikrāntaṃ tamobhiriva dānavaiḥ

Translation

Sans toi, ô Jagannātha, le monde devient sans éclat, envahi par les Dānavas comme par les ténèbres. Mais par toi il resplendit et triomphe, tel sous le Soleil.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (postposition) — तृतीया/पञ्चमी-अर्थे 'without'

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; जगतः नाथः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• भुवनम्: the world
• भुवनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निष्प्रभी: lusterless, without radiance
• निष्प्रभी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/निपात) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक) → निष्प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भुवनम्)

• कृतम्: was made
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'made' (भुवनम् ... कृतम्)

• सूर्येण: by the sun
• सूर्येण: Upamana-karana (उपमान/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इव: as if/like
• इव: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक (comparative particle)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• विक्रान्तम्: overpowered/covered
• विक्रान्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+क्रम् (धातु) → विक्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past Active Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भुवनम्)

• तमोभिः: by darknesses
• तमोभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: N/A
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-वाचक

• दानवैः: by the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवैः: Upamana-karana (उपमान/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Devas (continuing the hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devi addressed within the verse-context; broader audience of sages/devotees

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hymn to Jagannātha: the world dimmed without him, then flooded with solar radiance as daṇavas appear like retreating shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha (Viṣṇu)
• Dānavas
• Sun (Sūrya)
• World (Bhuvana)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence is illumination—removing inner and outer darkness; separation from Dharma leads to loss of splendor and strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose very theme is “prabhāsa” (radiance), echoed by the imagery of the Sun and the world’s splendor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse reinforces stuti and remembrance as the means to restore ‘light’ (auspiciousness) in life.