Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

पश्य त्वं सुभ्रूर्मे गात्रं यादृग्रूपं पुनः स्थितम् । प्रसादाद्देवदेवस्य भास्करस्यांशुमालिनः

Transliteration

paśya tvaṃ subhrūrme gātraṃ yādṛgrūpaṃ punaḥ sthitam | prasādāddevadevasya bhāskarasyāṃśumālinaḥ

Translation

ഹേ സുഭ്രൂ! നോക്കുക, എന്റെ ശരീരം യഥാപൂർവരൂപത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും നിലകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു—ദേവദേവൻ, കിരണമാലാധാരി ഭാസ്കരന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ.

Word by Word

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Imperative/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुभ्रूः: O fair-browed one
• सुभ्रूः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (मम)

• गात्रम्: limb/body
• गात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• यादृक्-रूपम्: what kind of form (it is)
• यादृक्-रूपम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (यादृक् एव रूपम्)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक

• स्थितम्: restored/standing
• स्थितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गात्रम्)

• प्रसादात्: from the grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• भास्करस्य: of Bhāskara (the Sun)
• भास्करस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• अंशुमालिनः: of the ray-garlanded one
• अंशुमालिनः: Sambandha (Genitive-qualifier/सम्बन्ध-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशु (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अंशवः माला यस्य सः) = भास्करस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

The healed brāhmaṇa/devotee (speaking to his wife)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the wife

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The man gestures to his restored body while speaking to his wife; behind them, a radiant Sūrya emblem or image (disc with rays) suggests Bhāskara’s presence; the atmosphere is bright, clean, and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)
• Aṃśumālin (epithet of Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging the source of blessing—divine prasāda—turns personal healing into devotional affirmation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Bhāskara’s prasāda is experienced as bodily restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription here; it emphasizes gratitude and recognition of Bhāskara’s grace.