Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अधुना संप्रवक्ष्यामि हिरण्याश्च महोदयम् । दुर्वाससा तपस्तप्तं तत्र सूर्यः प्रतिष्ठितः

Transliteration

adhunā saṃpravakṣyāmi hiraṇyāśca mahodayam | durvāsasā tapastaptaṃ tatra sūryaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ

Translation

Kini akan aku wartakan kemuliaan agung Hiraṇyā. Di sana, melalui tapas (pertapaan) yang dilakukan oleh Durvāsas, Dewa Surya, Sang Matahari, ditegakkan dan bersemayam di tempat itu.

Word by Word

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘now’)

• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain/tell
• संप्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• हिरण्याः: of the Hiraṇyās (Hiraṇyā-s)
• हिरण्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/genitive); बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction ‘and’)

• महोदयम्: the great rise/prosperity (glory)
• महोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/accusative); एकवचन (singular)

• दुर्वाससा: by Durvāsas
• दुर्वाससा: Kartr̥/Hetu (Agent/Cause in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/instrumental); एकवचन (singular)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (nom./acc.); एकवचन (singular)

• तप्तम्: performed/undertaken (heated)
• तप्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन; ‘तपः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb ‘there’)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/nominative); एकवचन (singular)

• प्रतिष्ठितः: established, installed
• प्रतिष्ठितः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; ‘सूर्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hiraṇyā

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsas performs fierce austerities at a golden-hued spot named Hiraṇyā; from the sky, Sūrya descends and becomes ‘established’ as a radiant icon or orb above a small altar; pilgrims later offer water at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Hiraṇyā (tīrtha/place)
• Durvāsas
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is anchored in ṛṣi-tapas: ascetic power is shown to ‘establish’ divine presence in sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hiraṇyā (within the Prabhāsa sacred complex), introduced as a place of special glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it introduces the site’s sanctity through Durvāsas’s austerities and Sūrya’s establishment.