Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185

Devanagari script

जगदुद्भासयन्भासा सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः । ततो निष्पत्य धरणीं हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः

Transliteration

jagadudbhāsayanbhāsā sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | tato niṣpatya dharaṇīṃ hṛṣṭaromāśrudgadaḥ

Translation

அவர் தம் ஒளியால் உலகமெங்கும் பிரகாசிக்கச் செய்து—கோடி சூரியர்களுக்கு ஒப்பான தேஜஸுடன்—பின்னர் பூமியில் இறங்கினார்; மெய்சிலிர்த்து, கண்ணீர் பெருகி, குரல் தடுக்கி.

Word by Word

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular neuter)

• उद्भासयन्: illuminating
• उद्भासयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-उद् (illuminating)

• भासा: with radiance
• भासा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular feminine)

• सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः: whose splendor equals crores of suns
• सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य + कोटि + सम + प्रभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (nominative singular masculine; having brilliance equal to crores of suns)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरम्-अर्थे अव्यय (adverb: then)

• निष्पत्य: having leapt forth
• निष्पत्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्ग-निस् (having sprung/fallen forth)

• धरणीम्: the earth
• धरणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular feminine)

• हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः: with thrilled hair and tear-choked voice
• हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-रोमन्-अश्रु-द्गद (प्रातिपदिक; हृष्ट + रोमन् + अश्रु + गद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose hair is thrilled and whose voice is choked with tears)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari blazes forth with radiance like ten million suns, illuminating the worlds; He descends to the earth overwhelmed with joy—goosebumps, tears, and a choked voice.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana overwhelms both cosmos and devotee: the Lord’s radiance sanctifies the world, and devotion expresses itself through tears and ecstatic awe.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes the theophany (divine manifestation) and devotional response.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it supports the devotional path of darśana and heartfelt reverence.