Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

त्वया विलोकिताः सौरे दैन्यमाशु व्रजंति च । ब्रह्मा शक्रो यमश्चैव ऋषयः सप्ततारकाः

Transliteration

tvayā vilokitāḥ saure dainyamāśu vrajaṃti ca | brahmā śakro yamaścaiva ṛṣayaḥ saptatārakāḥ

Translation

హే సౌరా (శని)! నీ దృష్టి పడినవారు త్వరగా దైన్యాన్ని పొందుతారు. బ్రహ్మ, శక్రుడు (ఇంద్రుడు), యముడు, అలాగే సప్తతారక ఋషులు కూడా (నీ ప్రభావానికి అతీతులు కారు)।

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; पुं/स्त्री (प्रयोगे), ‘त्वया’ = by you

• विलोकिताः: seen (by you)
• विलोकिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलोकित (कृदन्त; वि+√लोक् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण—‘दृष्टाः’

• सौरे: O Saura
• सौरे: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; ‘हे सौरे’ (O Sūrya/son of Sūrya)

• दैन्यम्: misery, wretchedness
• दैन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• व्रजन्ति: they go/attain
• व्रजन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सप्ततारकाः: the seven stars
• सप्ततारकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमास—‘सप्त तारकाः’ (seven stars)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (deductively: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śani’s glance radiates as a dark, cool beam touching even exalted figures—Brahmā on lotus, Indra with vajra, Yama with daṇḍa, and the Saptarṣis as seven star-sages—each shown momentarily subdued, illustrating universal subjection to karmic time.

Characters & Entities

• Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• Brahmā
• Indra (Śakra)
• Yama
• Saptarṣi (Seven Sages/Saptatārakāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

No being is exempt from the moral-cosmic order; recognizing this curbs arrogance and strengthens reliance on dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the māhātmya situates cosmic forces within a pilgrimage framework for transformation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse supports devotional recitation and reverent conduct to mitigate affliction.