Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

प्रोल्लसद्वीचिभिर्भाति सर्वदा सागरः प्रिये । तेन प्रभास नामेति त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्

Transliteration

prollasadvīcibhirbhāti sarvadā sāgaraḥ priye | tena prabhāsa nāmeti triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

Translation

പ്രിയേ, അവിടെ സമുദ്രം ഉല്ലസിക്കുന്ന തരംഗങ്ങളാൽ സദാ ദീപ്തമാണ്; അതുകൊണ്ട് ‘പ്രഭാസ’ എന്ന നാമം ത്രിലോകങ്ങളിലും വിശ്രുതം.

Word by Word

• prollasat-vīcibhiḥ: by (its) surging waves
• prollasat-vīcibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prollasat (उल्लस् धातु, शतृ-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + vīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रोल्लसन्त्यः वीचयः); समस्तपद तृतीया-बहुवचन

• bhāti: shines
• bhāti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (भा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• sāgaraḥ: the ocean
• sāgaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• tena: therefore
• tena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• prabhāsa: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa: Karma (Name/कर्म-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (नामपद)

• nāma: by name, called
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगे ‘नाम’ (as ‘called’)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• triṣu: in three
• triṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• viśrutam: is renowned
• viśrutam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viśruta (श्रु धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as priye)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sea with cresting waves that catch the light; pilgrims stand on the shore, the kṣetra-name ‘Prabhāsa’ implied by the ocean’s sheen.

Characters & Entities

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature itself becomes a witness to sanctity; the ceaseless shining ocean mirrors the ever-renewing radiance of the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, characterized by the ever-shining ocean and its waves.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; the verse offers a place-marker and māhātmya-style praise.