Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ताम्रवर्णं रक्तवस्त्रं ततस्तुष्यति भास्करः । तस्य चैव तु सांनिध्ये वह्निकोणे व्यवस्थितम्

Transliteration

tāmravarṇaṃ raktavastraṃ tatastuṣyati bhāskaraḥ | tasya caiva tu sāṃnidhye vahnikoṇe vyavasthitam

Translation

താമ്രവർണ്ണമായ അർപ്പണങ്ങളും ചുവന്ന വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ഭാസ്കരനെ പ്രസാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. കൂടാതെ അവന്റെ സന്നിധിയിലേ തന്നെ അഗ്നികോണത്തിൽ (തെക്കുകിഴക്ക്) അത് സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ताम्रवर्णम्: copper-colored
• ताम्रवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; ताम्र + वर्ण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (रक्तवस्त्रस्य/वस्त्रस्य)

• रक्तवस्त्रम्: a red cloth/garment
• रक्तवस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त-वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; रक्त + वस्त्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kala (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरं/तस्मात् (then/thereupon)

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/पक्षान्तरसूचक (but/indeed)

• सान्निध्ये: in the presence/nearby
• सान्निध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वह्निकोणे: in the fire-corner (southeast)
• वह्निकोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि-कोण (प्रातिपदिक; वह्नि + कोण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• व्यवस्थितम्: placed/positioned
• व्यवस्थितम्: Kriya (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-अव-स्था (धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त/क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्थितम्/स्थापितम्’

Speaker

Śiva (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhāskara-sannidhi at Prabhāsa

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Surya shrine near Prabhāsa is shown with offerings: copper vessels, red cloth, vermilion hues; the shrine is indicated in the southeast corner of a larger sacred complex, with a priest arranging upacāras.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya is honored through appropriate, sattvic offerings; devotion is expressed through color-symbolism and ritual propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sūrya-associated precinct within Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its nearby sacred installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of red garments and copper-hued offerings to please Bhāskara; the text also notes the shrine’s placement toward the southeast (Agni direction).