Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

विश्वभुक्च विपश्चिच्च सुकीर्तिः शिबिरेव च । विभुर्मनोभुवश्चैव तथौजस्वी बलिर्बली

Transliteration

viśvabhukca vipaścicca sukīrtiḥ śibireva ca | vibhurmanobhuvaścaiva tathaujasvī balirbalī

Translation

ବିଶ୍ୱଭୁକ୍, ବିପଶ୍ଚିତ୍, ସୁକୀର୍ତ୍ତି ଓ ଶିବି; ତଥା ବିଭୁ ଓ ମନୋଭୁବ; ଏବଂ ଓଜସ୍ୱୀ ଓ ମହାବଳୀ ବଲି—

Word by Word

• viśvabhuk: Viśvabhuk (name; ‘world-enjoyer’)
• viśvabhuk: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva + bhuj (धातु) → bhuk (कृदन्त/नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• vipaścit: Vipaścit (name; ‘wise’)
• vipaścit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipaścit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समuccaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• sukīrtiḥ: Sukīrti (name; ‘good fame’)
• sukīrtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + kīrti (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śibiri: Śibiri (name)
• śibiri: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śibiri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• vibhuḥ: Vibhu (name)
• vibhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• manobhuvaḥ: Manobhuva (name; ‘mind-born’)
• manobhuvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas + bhu (धातु) → bhuva (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ojasvī: Ojasvī (name; ‘vigorous’)
• ojasvī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ojasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• baliḥ: Bali (name)
• baliḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• balī: mighty/strong
• balī: Karta (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage narrates in Prabhāsa the succession of Indras—names appearing like a garland—against a backdrop of the sea-shore and Somnātha’s sacred landscape, suggesting the revolving wheel of time.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvabhuk
• Vipaścit
• Sukīrti
• Śibi
• Vibhu
• Manobhu
• Ojasvī
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest celestial rulership is repeatedly reassigned; greatness is measured by dharma, not by a permanent throne.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The overarching text glorifies Prabhāsakṣetra; this particular verse is a cosmological roster of Indras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists names of Indras.