Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सोमार्हावश्विनावेतौ यथैवाद्य त्वया कृतौ । भूय एव तु ते वीर्यं प्रकाशेदिति भार्गव

Transliteration

somārhāvaśvināvetau yathaivādya tvayā kṛtau | bhūya eva tu te vīryaṃ prakāśediti bhārgava

Translation

“ഹേ ഭാർഗവ, ഇന്നെ നീ ഈ രണ്ടു അശ്വിനികളെ സോമാർഹരാക്കിയതുപോലെ, നിന്റെ തപോവീര്യം വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും പ്രകാശിക്കട്ടെ।”

Word by Word

• सोमार्हौ: the Soma-worthy (two)
• सोमार्हौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सोम इव अर्हौ/सोम-अर्हौ)

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as; in the manner that)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृतौ: made; done
• कृतौ: Kriya (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (agreeing with एतौ)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक (again; further)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय (but; however)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वीर्यम्: power; prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रकाशेत्: should shine forth; should become manifest
• प्रकाशेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+काश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• भार्गव: O Bhārgava
• भार्गव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śatakratu (Indra) (reported within the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra praises Cyavana: as he made the Aśvins Soma-worthy today, may his spiritual brilliance shine repeatedly.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana (Bhārgava)
• Aśvins
• Soma
• Śatakratu (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True power is dharma-aligned: when used to uphold rightful ritual order, it becomes a source of lasting glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the Cyavaneśvara-centered sacred episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recognition of the Aśvins’ Soma entitlement in yajña is implied as the corrected ritual order.