Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तस्य सांबः सुतो जज्ञे जांबवत्यां महाबलः । स तु पित्रा भृशं शप्तः कुष्ठरोगमवाप्तवान् । तेन संस्थापितः सूर्यो निजनाम्ना पुरं कृतम्

Transliteration

tasya sāṃbaḥ suto jajñe jāṃbavatyāṃ mahābalaḥ | sa tu pitrā bhṛśaṃ śaptaḥ kuṣṭharogamavāptavān | tena saṃsthāpitaḥ sūryo nijanāmnā puraṃ kṛtam

Translation

Daripada-Nya, lahirlah putera perkasa bernama Sāmba daripada Jāmbavatī. Namun dia telah disumpah dengan keras oleh ayahandanya, lalu ditimpa penyakit kusta. Kemudian dia menegakkan pemujaan kepada Dewa Surya, dan sebuah kota didirikan dengan namanya sendiri.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• सांबः: Sāmba
• सांबः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• जांबवत्याम्: in/through Jāmbavatī
• जांबवत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जांबवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक निपात

• पित्रा: by (his) father
• पित्रा: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• भृशम्: severely
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: excessively)

• शप्तः: cursed
• शप्तः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘cursed’

• कुष्ठरोगम्: leprosy (disease)
• कुष्ठरोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुष्ठः एव रोगः)

• अवाप्तवान्: having obtained, afflicted with
• अवाप्तवान्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• संस्थापितः: was established
• संस्थापितः: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘established’

• सूर्यः: the Sun (deity)
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• निजनाम्ना: by his own name
• निजनाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (निजं नाम)

• पुरम्: a city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• कृतम्: was made
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘made’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual) / Sūrya-sthāpana-sthala (Sāmba tradition)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sāmba, strong yet afflicted with leprosy, stands in penitence; he installs a radiant Sūrya image while attendants and sages witness; a new city rises in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Sāmba
• Jāmbavatī
• Sūrya
• Sāmbapura (implied)
• Curse
• Kuṣṭha (leprosy)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even suffering born of a curse can become a doorway to dharma—devotion and sacred installation of the deity transform adversity into a tīrtha-creating act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra’s broader setting is in view, and the verse specifically points to the founding of Sāmbapura and the establishment of a Sūrya presence there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃsthāpana (installation/establishment) of Sūrya is indicated; details of the rite are not given in this verse.