Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

आदित्यानां प्रभावैस्तु ब्रह्मांडोदरवासिनाम् । तेषां माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः स्थास्ये चात्र महामुने

Transliteration

ādityānāṃ prabhāvaistu brahmāṃḍodaravāsinām | teṣāṃ māhātmyasaṃyuktaḥ sthāsye cātra mahāmune

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ ഉള്ളിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ആദിത്യന്മാരുടെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ, ഹേ മഹാമുനേ, അവരുടെ മഹാത്മ്യത്തോടുകൂടെ ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ കൂടി വസിക്കും.

Word by Word

• आदित्यानाम्: of the Ādityas
• आदित्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रभावैः: by the powers/splendors
• प्रभावैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• ब्रह्माण्डोदरवासिनाम्: of those dwelling within the cosmic egg
• ब्रह्माण्डोदरवासिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + उदर + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्माण्डस्य उदरे वासिनः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः: endowed with (their) greatness
• माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहात्म्य + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: माहात्म्येन संयुक्तः

• स्थास्ये: I shall stay
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (स्थास्ये)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महा + मुनि

Speaker

Sūrya (Āditya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Āditya-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya speaks of abiding at Prabhāsa endowed with the greatness of the Ādityas who dwell within the cosmic sphere; imagery blends cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) motifs with a localized shrine-landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Ādityas
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Durvāsā
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred site channels cosmic divine powers; pilgrimage connects the devotee to universal dharma and radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a locus of Āditya-power and māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse establishes theological grounds for worship and pilgrimage by asserting Āditya-prabhāva.