Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तस्योर्द्ध्वरेतसस्तत्र स्थितस्यानिमिषस्य ह । सोमत्वं वपुरापेदे महाबुद्धेस्तु वै शुभे

Transliteration

tasyorddhvaretasastatra sthitasyānimiṣasya ha | somatvaṃ vapurāpede mahābuddhestu vai śubhe

Translation

അവിടെ ഊർദ്ധ്വരേതസ്സായി, അനിമേഷനായി നിലകൊണ്ട ആ മഹാബുദ്ധി തപസ്വിയുടെ ദേഹം, ആ ശുഭപ്രഭാവത്താൽ, സോമത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (genitive singular of pronoun)

• ऊर्ध्वरेतसः: of the one with upward-retained seed (celibate)
• ऊर्ध्वरेतसः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्ध्व-रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; ऊर्ध्व + रेतस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (determinative: ‘whose semen is upward’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थितस्य: of (him) standing/remaining
• स्थितस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) → स्थित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle: ‘standing/remaining’)

• अनिमिषस्य: of the unblinking one
• अनिमिषस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-निमिष (प्रातिपदिक; न + निमिष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; नञ्-समासार्थ (non-blinking)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सोमत्वम्: the state of being Soma
• सोमत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमत्व (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्; भाववाचक-त्वान्त (state/condition)

• वपुः: body/form
• वपुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• आपेदे: attained
• आपेदे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• महाबुद्धेः: of the great-minded one
• महाबुद्धेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + बुद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (‘great’ + ‘intellect’)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपात (contrastive particle)

• वै: certainly
• वै: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपात (emphatic particle)

• शुभे: in the auspicious (state/occasion)
• शुभे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; विशेषणरूपेण (locative: ‘in/at the auspicious [state/occasion]’)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Atri stands celibate and unblinking; his body subtly shifts into Soma-nature—cool silver-white sheen, lunar aura, nectar-like glow—signaling spiritual alchemy.

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When senses and vital energy are mastered (ūrdhvaretas) and the mind is unwavering, divine qualities can manifest in one’s very being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as the sacred stage where Soma’s condition and sanctity are revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is detailed; the verse emphasizes inner discipline—celibacy, steadiness, and concentrated tapas.