Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

भूम्यां भवतु विख्यातं मत्प्रभावात्सुरोत्तमाः

Transliteration

bhūmyāṃ bhavatu vikhyātaṃ matprabhāvātsurottamāḥ

Translation

ഹേ സുരോത്തമന്മാരേ, എന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ ഇത് ഭൂമിയിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാകട്ടെ।

Word by Word

• भूम्याम्: on the earth
• भूम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• भवतु: let it be / may it become
• भवतु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विख्यातम्: well-known, renowned
• विख्यातम्: Karma/Predicative (Object/Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+ख्यात (कृदन्त; ख्या धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• मत्प्रभावात्: because of my power
• मत्प्रभावात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मत्-प्रभावः)

• सुरोत्तमाः: the best of the gods
• सुरोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (उत्तमाः सुराः)

Speaker

Lohāsura (contextual, inferred from immediate continuation mentioning his words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (Dharmāraṇyaka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine assembly where a deity’s power causes a forest-kṣetra to shine and become renowned across Bhū-loka; subtle radiance spreads outward like a mandala over the earth.

Characters & Entities

• Lohāsura
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places become renowned not merely by geography, but by divine sanction and the unfolding of dharma through boons and vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (and its associated holy zone around Dharmmeśvara-pura) is being set up for renown.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it is a declarative boon/request for worldly renown that frames the later ritual instructions.