Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

भ्रमताऽशेषजगतामधिभूतेन भास्वता । समुद्रा द्रविणोपेताश्चुक्षुभुश्च समन्ततः

Transliteration

bhramatā'śeṣajagatāmadhibhūtena bhāsvatā | samudrā draviṇopetāścukṣubhuśca samantataḥ

Translation

అశేష జగత్తులకు అధిభూతుడైన ఆ ప్రకాశవంతుడైన భాస్వానుడు భ్రమింపబడగా, ధనరత్నసంపన్నమైన సముద్రాలు అన్ని వైపులా కల్లోలమై మథనమవుతున్నట్లు ఉప్పొంగెను.

Word by Word

• bhramatā: by (him) moving/whirling
• bhramatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhramat (कृदन्त; √bhram भ्रम् + शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त — ‘by the moving/whirling (one)’

• aśeṣa-jagatām: of all the worlds
• aśeṣa-jagatām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa-jagat (प्रातिपदिक; aśeṣa + jagat)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अशेषं जगत्)

• adhibhūtena: by the presiding (deity/force)
• adhibhūtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhibhūta (प्रातिपदिक; adhi + bhūta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अधि-भूतः = presiding over beings/elements)

• bhāsvatā: by the radiant one (Sun)
• bhāsvatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāsvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• samudrāḥ: the oceans
• samudrāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• draviṇa-upetāḥ: endowed with riches
• draviṇa-upetāḥ: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: draviṇa-upeta (प्रातिपदिक; draviṇa + upeta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्रविणेन उपेताः = endowed with wealth)

• cukṣubhuḥ: were agitated; churned
• cukṣubhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṣubh (क्षुभ्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• samantataḥ: on all sides; everywhere
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (on all sides)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (coastal kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Sun, set to revolve, causes the treasure-laden oceans to surge and churn in all directions—waves rising like mountains under a blazing sky.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāsvān (Sūrya)
• Samudra (oceans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When cosmic powers are adjusted, all realms respond—showing the interdependence of creation under dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya’s larger glorification, situating cosmic marvels within a pilgrimage-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is described in this verse.