Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अथ ते निहताः सर्वे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । दैत्यसूदननाम्ना तु प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना

Transliteration

atha te nihatāḥ sarve viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | daityasūdananāmnā tu prabhāsakṣetravāsinā

Translation

ನಂತರ ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಪ್ರಭಾವಂತನಾದ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನಿಂದ ಸಂಹರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟರು; ಪ್ರಭಾಸಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಆ ಭಗವಾನ್ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ‘ದೈತ್ಯಸೂದನ’ ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿದ್ದನು।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• ते: they/those (demons)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• निहताः: were slain
• निहताः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि (slain)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभविष्णुना: by the powerful Viṣṇu
• प्रभविष्णुना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभ (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (prabhu-viṣṇu = mighty/sovereign Viṣṇu)

• दैत्यसूदननाम्ना: by the name ‘Daityasūdana’
• दैत्यसूदननाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (daityasūdanasyā nāmnā = by the name 'Daityasūdana')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना: by the dweller in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभासक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (prabhāsakṣetre vāsī = dweller in Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu in radiant form slays the Kālakeyas near the sacred expanse of Prabhāsa; the sea and temple silhouettes suggest the kṣetra; devas rejoice as darkness lifts.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Daityasūdana
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Daityas (Kālakeyas implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord manifests protective power in specific sacred geographies; divine names often arise from saving acts performed at those places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Viṣṇu is celebrated as Daityasūdana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s glory through Viṣṇu’s saving deed and title.