Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मेन्द्रोपेन्द्रयोगीन्द्रैर्वन्द्यमान पदांबुजम् । सर्वतः पाणिपादांतं सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्

Transliteration

brahmendropendrayogīndrairvandyamāna padāṃbujam | sarvataḥ pāṇipādāṃtaṃ sarvato'kṣiśiromukham

Translation

Ses pieds de lotus étaient adorés par Brahmā, Indra, Upendra (Viṣṇu) et les seigneurs des yogins; il avait mains et pieds de tous côtés, et yeux, têtes et visages en toutes directions.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• इन्द्र: by Indra
• इन्द्र: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• उपेन्द्र: by Upendra (Viṣṇu)
• उपेन्द्र: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• योगीन्द्रैः: by lordly yogins
• योगीन्द्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगीन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (masculine, instrumental, plural)

• वन्द्यमानम्: being worshipped
• वन्द्यमानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द्यमान (कृदन्त; √वन्द् (धातु) + यमान (शानच्), कर्मणि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (neuter, accusative, singular; present passive participle ‘being praised/worshipped’)

• पद: foot
• पद: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासे), एकवचन (neuter, nominative in compound, singular)

• अम्बुजम्: lotus (lotus-feet)
• अम्बुजम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular)

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikaraṇa (Adverbial location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्व-तस्-प्रत्ययान्त, दिशाबोधक/पर्याय (indeclinable adverb ‘on all sides/everywhere’)

• पाणि: hand
• पाणि: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासे), एकवचन (masculine, nominative in compound, singular)

• पाद: foot
• पाद: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासे), एकवचन (masculine, nominative in compound, singular)

• अन्तम्: having hands and feet everywhere
• अन्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य सर्वतः पाणिपादौ अन्ते/पर्यन्ते’

• सर्वतः: everywhere
• सर्वतः: Adhikaraṇa (Adverbial location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्व-तस्-प्रत्ययान्त (indeclinable adverb ‘on all sides’)

• अक्षि: eye
• अक्षि: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासे), एकवचन (neuter, nominative in compound, singular)

• शिरस्: head
• शिरस्: Samāsa-pūrvapada (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समासे), एकवचन (neuter, nominative in compound, singular)

• मुखम्: having eyes, heads, and faces everywhere
• मुखम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular); बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य सर्वतः अक्षिशिरोमुखानि’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic-bodied Lord with innumerable hands, feet, eyes, heads, and faces fills the horizon; at His feet stand Brahmā, Indra, Upendra, and yogic sages offering worship, emphasizing the lotus-feet as refuge.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Upendra (Viṣṇu)
• Yogīndras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Supreme Lord pervades all directions and is worthy of worship even by the highest gods and perfected yogins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where such all-pervading divine majesty is contemplated and revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes darśana and stuti (vision and praise).