Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्ण्वर्करुद्राणां स्तवानि विविधानि च । ऐंद्राणि सोमसूक्तानि पावमानीश्च शक्तितः

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇvarkarudrāṇāṃ stavāni vividhāni ca | aiṃdrāṇi somasūktāni pāvamānīśca śaktitaḥ

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മാ, വിഷ്ണു, അർക്കൻ (സൂര്യൻ), രുദ്രൻ എന്നിവരുടെ വിവിധ സ്തവങ്ങളും, ഇന്ദ്രസ്തുതികളും, സോമസൂക്തങ്ങളും, പാവമാനീ ശുദ്ധിമന്ത്രങ്ങളും—സ്വശക്തിയനുസരിച്ച് ജപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-अर्क-रुद्राणाम्: of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Arka (Sun), and Rudra
• ब्रह्म-विष्णु-अर्क-रुद्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (देवानां समूहः)

• स्तवानि: hymns, praises
• स्तवानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• ऐन्द्राणि: pertaining to Indra
• ऐन्द्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सोम-सूक्तानि: Soma hymns
• सोम-सूक्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य सूक्तानि)

• पावमानीः: the Pāvamānī verses/hymns
• पावमानीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावमानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (पावमान-सम्बन्धिनी ऋचः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• शक्तितः: according to (one’s) ability
• शक्तितः: Karana (Means/standard—‘as able’/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् (instrumental sense via ablative: ‘according to ability’)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya (speaker not explicit in snippet); listing recommended recitations at the tīrtha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context); associated rite at Goṣpada-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-priest at a river-ford in Prabhāsa recites Vedic sūktas; nearby are ritual vessels, darbha grass, and a small fire/offerings; subtle presence of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Rudra, Indra, and Soma as witnessing deities.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Arka (Sūrya)
• Rudra
• Indra
• Soma
• Pāvamānī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha practice integrates devotion and purification through hymn-recitation, adapted to one’s capacity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa sacred region (contextually including Goṣpada-tīrtha in the immediately preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of specific stotras and Vedic hymns—Indra hymns, Soma-sūktas, and Pāvamānī verses—alongside praises of major deities.