Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

कापिलं मानवं चैव तथैवोशनसेरितम् । ब्रह्माण्डं वारुणं चान्यत्कालिकाह्वयमेव च

Transliteration

kāpilaṃ mānavaṃ caiva tathaivośanaseritam | brahmāṇḍaṃ vāruṇaṃ cānyatkālikāhvayameva ca

Translation

കാപിലം, മാനവം, ഉശനസ് ഉപദേശിച്ചതും; കൂടാതെ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡം, വാരുണം, ‘കാലികാ’ എന്ന മറ്റൊന്നും ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

• कापिलम्: (the) Kāpila (Upapurāṇa)
• कापिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कापिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम (title-name)

• मानवम्: (the) Mānava
• मानवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• उशनसा: by Uśanas (Śukra)
• उशनसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम (Uśanas/Śukra)

• ईरितम्: proclaimed/uttered
• ईरितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त); √ईर् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (to the title)

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: (the) Brahmāṇḍa
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम

• वारुणम्: (the) Vāruṇa
• वारुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्यत्: another
• अन्यत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (another)

• कालिकाह्वयम्: (the one) called Kālikā
• कालिकाह्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिका + आह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कालिकायाः आह्वयम् = named ‘Kālikā’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Unnamed narrator within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context (likely Sūta continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mnemonic ‘garland of titles’: the narrator enumerates texts as symbolic scrolls labeled Kāpila, Mānava, Uśanas, Brahmāṇḍa, Vāruṇa, Kālikā; behind them appear emblematic icons—Kapila as sage, Manu with law-tablet, Uśanas as preceptor, Varuṇa with water-pot, Kālikā as fierce goddess, and a cosmic egg for Brahmāṇḍa.

Characters & Entities

• Kāpila
• Mānava
• Uśanas (Śukra)
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Vāruṇa
• Kālikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is taught through many specialized Purāṇic streams, each associated with a revered seer or divine principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Prabhāsa māhātmya but does not name a particular tīrtha; it catalogs Upapurāṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on naming texts.