Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

आदित्यानां प्रभावैस्तु ब्रह्मांडोदरवासिनाम् । तेषां माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः स्थास्ये चात्र महामुने

Transliteration

ādityānāṃ prabhāvaistu brahmāṃḍodaravāsinām | teṣāṃ māhātmyasaṃyuktaḥ sthāsye cātra mahāmune

Translation

ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾਂਡ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਵੱਸਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਆਦਿਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਨਾਲ, ਹੇ ਮਹਾਮੁਨੇ, ਮੈਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਹਾਤਮ੍ਯ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ।

Word by Word

• आदित्यानाम्: of the Ādityas
• आदित्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रभावैः: by the powers/splendors
• प्रभावैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• ब्रह्माण्डोदरवासिनाम्: of those dwelling within the cosmic egg
• ब्रह्माण्डोदरवासिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माण्ड + उदर + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्माण्डस्य उदरे वासिनः

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः: endowed with (their) greatness
• माहात्म्यसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहात्म्य + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: माहात्म्येन संयुक्तः

• स्थास्ये: I shall stay
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (स्थास्ये)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महा + मुनि

Speaker

Sūrya (Āditya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Āditya-mahātmya)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya speaks of abiding at Prabhāsa endowed with the greatness of the Ādityas who dwell within the cosmic sphere; imagery blends cosmic egg (brahmāṇḍa) motifs with a localized shrine-landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Ādityas
• Brahmāṇḍa
• Durvāsā
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred site channels cosmic divine powers; pilgrimage connects the devotee to universal dharma and radiance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as a locus of Āditya-power and māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse establishes theological grounds for worship and pilgrimage by asserting Āditya-prabhāva.