Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

नमः सर्वस्वरूपाय प्रकाशालक्ष्यरूपिणे । भास्कराय नमस्तुभ्यं तथा दिनकृते नमः

Transliteration

namaḥ sarvasvarūpāya prakāśālakṣyarūpiṇe | bhāskarāya namastubhyaṃ tathā dinakṛte namaḥ

Translation

സർവ്വസ്വരൂപനായ, പ്രകാശത്തിനും അഗോചരമായ നിജസ്വരൂപനായ നിനക്കു നമഃ। ഹേ ഭാസ്കരാ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; ഹേ ദിനകർത്താവേ, നിനക്കും നമഃ।

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation; obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (indeclinable particle of salutation)

• sarva-svarūpāya: to the one whose form is everything
• sarva-svarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वस्य स्वरूपम् = sarva-svarūpa)

• prakāśa-alakṣya-rūpiṇe: to the one whose form is unperceivable though luminous
• prakāśa-alakṣya-rūpiṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prakāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + alakṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (प्रकाशेन अलक्ष्यः = prakāśa-alakṣya; तस्य रूपी = rūpin)

• bhāskarāya: to Bhāskara (the Sun)
• bhāskarāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• namas: salutation
• namas: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation particle), ‘namas + tubhyam’ इत्यत्र पूर्वपद

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise; also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘likewise/also’)

• dina-kṛte: to the maker of the day
• dina-kṛte: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृ धातु-प्रत्ययान्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दिनं करोति इति = dina-kṛt)

• namaḥ: obeisance
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutation)

Speaker

Nārada (implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing sunrise over the sea; the devotee salutes Bhāskara. Rays form subtle silhouettes of many beings (sarva-rūpa), while the core disk is too bright to look at (alakṣya).

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Dinkṛt (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the source of visible light points to a deeper, ultimately ungraspable divine reality that sustains cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Sūrya’s presence and worship are integrated into the site’s salvific greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it is a salutation suitable for Sūrya-upāsanā (Sun worship).