Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 172

Devanagari script

पावनातिशयसर्वचक्षुषे नैककामविषयप्रदायिने । भासुरामलमयूखमालिने सर्वभूतहितकारिणे नमः

Transliteration

pāvanātiśayasarvacakṣuṣe naikakāmaviṣayapradāyine | bhāsurāmalamayūkhamāline sarvabhūtahitakāriṇe namaḥ

Translation

ଅତିଶୟ ପାବନ, ସର୍ବଙ୍କ ଚକ୍ଷୁସ୍ୱରୂପ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ନାନା କାମ୍ୟ ବିଷୟ ପ୍ରଦାନକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଭାସ୍ୱର, ନିର୍ମଳ କିରଣମାଳାରେ ଶୋଭିତଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ସର୍ବଭୂତହିତକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର।

Word by Word

• pāvana-atiśaya-sarva-cakṣuṣe: to the supremely purifying eye of all
• pāvana-atiśaya-sarva-cakṣuṣe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāvana (प्रातिपदिक) + atiśaya (प्रातिपदिक) + sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (cakṣus), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पावनातिशयः सर्वेषां चक्षुः इव)

• na-eka-kāma-viṣaya-pradāyine: to the giver of many desired objects
• na-eka-kāma-viṣaya-pradāyine: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: na (अव्यय) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘na’ निषेधः (not only one)

• bhāsura-amala-mayūkha-māline: to him garlanded with bright, pure rays
• bhāsura-amala-mayūkha-māline: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhāsura (प्रातिपदिक) + amala (प्रातिपदिक) + mayūkha (प्रातिपदिक) + mālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भासुरैः अमलैः मयूखैः मालिनः)

• sarva-bhūta-hita-kāriṇe: to the doer of good for all beings
• sarva-bhūta-hita-kāriṇe: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वभूतानां हितं करोति)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Predicate/Exclamation (सम्बोधनार्थ/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोगः)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारवाचक निपातः (indeclinable of salutation)

Speaker

Unspecified within snippet (stotra to Sūrya in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya as the all-seeing eye, encircled by a garland of spotless rays; beings of all kinds receive warmth and well-being; devotees salute with arghya at dawn.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sūrya is praised as purifier and universal benefactor; devotion aligns one with welfare (hita) and purity (pāvana).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the sacred context in which this Sūrya-stuti is preserved and valorized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse centers on namas (salutation) and praise; no explicit dāna/snānā rules are stated.