Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

आविरासीत्स्वया दीप्त्या भासयञ्जगतीतलम् । कर्मसाक्षी जगच्चक्षुर्भास्करो देवताग्रणीः

Transliteration

āvirāsītsvayā dīptyā bhāsayañjagatītalam | karmasākṣī jagaccakṣurbhāskaro devatāgraṇīḥ

Translation

แล้วพระสุริยะ—ผู้นำแห่งเทพทั้งหลาย เป็นดวงตาแห่งโลกและพยานแห่งกรรมทั้งปวง—ก็ปรากฏขึ้น ส่องแผ่นดินให้สว่างด้วยรัศมีของพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• आविरासीत्: appeared, became manifest
• आविरासीत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आविर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारार्थे लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); उपसर्ग/अव्ययपूर्वकः: आविर् + आसीत्

• स्वया: by (his/its) own
• स्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-रूपम् (pronominal form)

• दीप्त्या: by radiance, by brilliance
• दीप्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भासयन्: illuminating
• भासयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता) (participial, qualifying the subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with subject)

• जगतीतलम्: the surface of the earth/world
• जगतीतलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः तलम्)

• कर्मसाक्षी: witness of deeds
• कर्मसाक्षी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणां साक्षी)

• जगच्चक्षुः: the eye of the world
• जगच्चक्षुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः चक्षुः)

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवताग्रणीः: leader of the gods
• देवताग्रणीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (appositional epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्रणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवताः अग्रणीः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast seashore tirtha at dawn; the Sun-god rises in blazing aureole, casting gold across waves and sand; devas and sages stand in reverent silhouette as the world-surface brightens.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All actions are witnessed by cosmic order (Sūrya as karmasākṣī), urging truthfulness and dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is Setukhaṇḍa—glorifying Setu/Rāmeśvaram and its sacred merit—though this verse specifically marks Sūrya’s manifestation in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it is a narrative description highlighting Sūrya’s cosmic role.