Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

तस्मान्माहेश्वरो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मणोऽधिपतिः शिवः । सदाशिवो भवेद्विष्णुर्ब्रह्मा सर्वात्मको ह्यतः

Transliteration

tasmānmāheśvaro brahmā brahmaṇo'dhipatiḥ śivaḥ | sadāśivo bhavedviṣṇurbrahmā sarvātmako hyataḥ

Translation

ଏହେତୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ମାହେଶ୍ୱର-ସ୍ୱରୂପ; ଏବଂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କର ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧିପତି ଶିବ। ସଦାଶିବ ହିଁ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ-ରୂପ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ତେଣୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ମଧ୍ୟ ସର୍ବାତ୍ମା ପରମାତ୍ମାରେ ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore; from that
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Cause/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-शब्दः; हेत्वर्थक अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• māheśvaraḥ: Maheśvara
• māheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• adhipatiḥ: lord; overlord
• adhipatiḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sadā-śivaḥ: Sadāśiva
• sadā-śivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (ever-auspicious)

• bhavet: would be; becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sarva-ātmakaḥ: all-souled; consisting of all
• sarva-ātmakaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (having all as self / consisting of all)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/कारणार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Sambandha (Result/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक अव्यय (therefore/thus)

Speaker

Śiva (Maheśvara) speaking to Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative cosmic tableau: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva shown as emanations from a single luminous Sadāśiva, with Prabhāsa’s shore-temple silhouette in the background, suggesting the kṣetra as the place where unity is realized.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sadāśiva
• Viṣṇu
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Trimūrti functions are rooted in a single supreme reality—Śiva/Sadāśiva—encouraging unified devotion beyond sectarian division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Māhātmya frames pilgrimage as entry into the vision of the one Lord behind all deities.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is theological identification and hierarchy.