Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

सोभिषिक्तो महातेजाः सर्वैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिस्ततः । त्रींल्लोकान्भावयामास स्वभासा भासतां वरः

Transliteration

sobhiṣikto mahātejāḥ sarvairbrahmarṣibhistataḥ | trīṃllokānbhāvayāmāsa svabhāsā bhāsatāṃ varaḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് എല്ലാ ബ്രഹ്മർഷികളാലും അഭിഷിക്തനായ ആ മഹാതേജസ്വി, ദീപ്തന്മാരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ, തന്റെ സ്വപ്രകാശംകൊണ്ട് മൂന്നു ലോകങ്ങളെയും പ്രകാശിപ്പിച്ച് പോഷിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√सिच् (धातु) → अभिषिक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: by the Brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः ऋषयः)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequence adverb)

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• भावयामास: caused to shine/illumined
• भावयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) caus. भावयति + आ-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense (प्रेरणार्थ)

• स्वभासा: by his own radiance
• स्वभासा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + भासा (भास्-प्रातिपदिक/स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य भासा)

• भासताम्: of the shining ones
• भासताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) ‘भासत्’ → षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Someśvara/Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: All brahmarṣis perform abhiṣeka of the radiant Soma/tejas-bearing figure; streams of sanctified water fall from kalaśas; the figure’s aura expands to illuminate three realms symbolized by earth, mid-sky, and heaven.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmarṣis
• Triloka (three worlds)
• Abhiṣeka (consecration)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration and sanctity are not merely personal—they are described as nourishing the whole cosmos through divine radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, framed as a place whose rites resonate with cosmic significance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka (anointing/consecration) performed by brahmarṣis as part of the larger sacrificial-ritual context.