Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

द्विजात्मजं ततः प्राह पतिं विद्युत्प्रभा रहः । प्रभो कपालविस्फोटनाम्नो वेतालभूपतेः

Transliteration

dvijātmajaṃ tataḥ prāha patiṃ vidyutprabhā rahaḥ | prabho kapālavisphoṭanāmno vetālabhūpateḥ

Translation

แล้ววิทยุตประภากล่าวกับสามีผู้เป็นบุตรพราหมณ์เป็นการลับว่า “ข้าแต่เจ้านาย มีราชาแห่งเหล่าเวตาลนามว่า กปาลวิสโผฏะ…”

Word by Word

• द्विजात्मजम्: the Brahmin’s son
• द्विजात्मजम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• पतिम्: husband
• पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विद्युत्प्रभा: Vidyutprabhā
• विद्युत्प्रभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• रहः: in secret
• रहः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत्; ‘secretly’ (adverbial use)

• प्रभो: O lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कपालविस्फोटनाम्नः: of (one) named Kapālavisphoṭa
• कपालविस्फोटनाम्नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपाल + विस्फोट + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कपालविस्फोट इति नाम यस्य)

• वेतालभूपतेः: of the king of Vetālas
• वेतालभूपतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेताल + भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेतालानां भूपतिः)

Speaker

Vidyutprabhā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vidyutprabhā leans in and reveals a secret: a Vetāla-king named Kapālavisphoṭa. The atmosphere turns eerie yet controlled, as if opening a door to a guarded sacred secret.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyutprabhā
• dvijātmaja (husband)
• Kapālavisphoṭa
• Vetāla (class of beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hidden origins of wealth and wonders in Purāṇas often point to deeper sacred geographies and karmic networks.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A forthcoming sacred locality is introduced via the Vetāla-king’s domain; the specific tīrtha is detailed in the next verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.