Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

भूर्भुवःस्वर्महर्ल्लोको जनः सत्यं तपस्तथा । त्वन्मयं हि जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्

Transliteration

bhūrbhuvaḥsvarmaharlloko janaḥ satyaṃ tapastathā | tvanmayaṃ hi jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam

Translation

ภูร ภุวร สวร มหรโลก ชนโลก สัตยโลก และตโปโลก—ทุกโลกทั้งปวงล้วนแผ่ซ่านด้วยพระองค์เท่านั้น เพราะจักรวาลทั้งหมดนี้ พร้อมทั้งเทวะ อสูร และมนุษย์ เป็นเนื้อแท้แห่งพระองค์เอง

Word by Word

• भूः: Bhū (earth-world)
• भूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम

• भुवः: Bhuvaḥ (mid-world)
• भुवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम

• स्वः: Svaḥ (heaven)
• स्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम

• महर्: Mahar (world)
• महर्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम

• लोकः: the world (Loka)
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जनः: Jana (world)
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम (Jana-loka)

• सत्यम्: Satya (world)
• सत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम (Satya-loka)

• तपः: Tapa (world)
• तपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; लोकविशेष-नाम (Tapa-loka)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• त्वन्मयम्: consisting of you / pervaded by you
• त्वन्मयम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्वन्मय’ = ‘त्वया व्याप्तम्/त्वद्रूपम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• जगत्: the universe
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषण

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + देव + असुर + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः ‘देवाश्च असुराश्च मानुषाश्च’ (with)

Speaker

Gopikās (devotees) addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Janārdana)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic visualization: the seven higher lokas named as luminous tiers within the body-aura of Janārdana; devas, asuras, and humans appear as small figures within His radiance, indicating all are constituted by Him.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans
• Bhūḥ
• Bhuvaḥ
• Svar
• Maharloka
• Janaloka
• Satyaloka
• Tapoloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All realms and beings are pervaded by the Lord; recognizing the world as divine fosters devotion and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā sacred region (within Dvārakā Māhātmya), where the Lord’s presence sanctifies the landscape and its waters.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it is a theological praise establishing the Lord as the essence of all worlds.