Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

ज्ञानैकरूपदेहाय निर्धूततमसे नमः । शुद्धज्योतिःस्वरूपाय त्रिमूर्तायामलात्मने

Transliteration

jñānaikarūpadehāya nirdhūtatamase namaḥ | śuddhajyotiḥsvarūpāya trimūrtāyāmalātmane

Translation

జ్ఞానమాత్ర స్వరూపదేహుడై, తమస్సును తొలగించినవానికి నమస్కారం. శుద్ధజ్యోతి స్వరూపుడైన త్రిమూర్తి, అమలాత్ముడైన ఆయనకు నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• jñāna-eka-rūpa-dehāya: to (you) whose body is of the single form of knowledge
• jñāna-eka-rūpa-dehāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + eka (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• nirdhūta-tamase: to (you) who has cast off darkness
• nirdhūta-tamase: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-dhūta (कृदन्त; धू धातु) + tamas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘निर्धूत’ (shaken off) + ‘तमस्’

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Vacana (Utterance/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (Salutation particle)

• śuddha-jyotiḥ-svarūpāya: to (you) whose nature is pure light
• śuddha-jyotiḥ-svarūpāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + jyotis (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tri-mūrtāya: to the three-formed one
• tri-mūrtāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या) + mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• amala-ātmane: to the stainless self
• amala-ātmane: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The praised deity

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formless yet perceivable pillar of white-gold radiance rises above the Prabhāsa shore; within the aura, subtle triadic hints (creator-preserver-dissolver) appear as faint silhouettes, while sages bow in stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāsvat (Sūrya)
• Trimūrti (threefold aspect)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine light is both physical and spiritual: it dispels outer darkness and inner ignorance, establishing purity and knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames this hymn to the Radiant Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse functions as a contemplative stuti focusing on jñāna and jyotis.