Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

प्रकाशायां तु मुज्झालं तीर्थग्रामे प्रभाकरम् । कांपिल्ये रिल्लकादित्यं धनके धनवासिनम्

Transliteration

prakāśāyāṃ tu mujjhālaṃ tīrthagrāme prabhākaram | kāṃpilye rillakādityaṃ dhanake dhanavāsinam

Translation

प्रकाशा येथे तो ‘मुज्झाल’ म्हणून ओळखला जातो; तीर्थग्रामात ‘प्रभाकर’; कांपिल्य येथे ‘रिल्लकादित्य’; आणि धनक येथे ‘धनवासिन’ म्हणून प्रसिद्ध आहे।

Word by Word

• प्रकाशायाम्: in Prakāśā (place-name)
• प्रकाशायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• मुज्झालम्: Mujjhāla (name)
• मुज्झालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुज्झाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तीर्थग्रामे: in Tīrthagrāma
• तीर्थग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक; तीर्थ + ग्राम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तीर्थस्य ग्रामः)

• प्रभाकरम्: Prabhākara (‘maker of light’; name)
• प्रभाकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा-कर (प्रातिपदिक; प्रभा + कर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (प्रभां करोति)

• कांपिल्ये: in Kāṃpilya
• कांपिल्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कांपिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• रिल्लकादित्यम्: Rillakāditya (name)
• रिल्लकादित्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिल्लक-आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक; रिल्लक + आदित्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (रिल्लकः आदित्यः)

• धनके: in Dhanaka (place-name)
• धनके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• धनवासिनम्: Dhanavāsin (name; ‘dweller in wealth/place Dhana’)
• धनवासिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन-वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; धन + वासिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धने वसति)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prakāśā / Tīrthagrāma / Kāṃpilya / Dhanaka (Sūrya-sthānas)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-map tableau: four small vignettes labeled Prakāśā, Tīrthagrāma, Kāṃpilya, Dhanaka; in each, Sūrya appears with a distinct local icon-name, yet with consistent solar halo and chariot symbolism.

Characters & Entities

• Prakāśā
• Mujjhāla
• Tīrthagrāma
• Prabhākara
• Kāṃpilya
• Rillakāditya
• Dhanaka
• Dhanavāsin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The light of dharma is localized through tīrthas; Sūrya’s many names guide devotees in remembering sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prakāśā, Tīrthagrāma, Kāṃpilya, and Dhanaka are identified as sites of Sūrya’s named worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse is a geographical-name register within the māhātmya.