Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

त्वं सर्वमेतद्भगवञ्जगच्च भ्रमता त्वया । भ्रमत्याविश्वमखिलं ब्रह्मांडं सचराचरम् । त्वदंशुभिरिदं सर्वं स्पृष्टं वै जायते शुचि

Transliteration

tvaṃ sarvametadbhagavañjagacca bhramatā tvayā | bhramatyāviśvamakhilaṃ brahmāṃḍaṃ sacarācaram | tvadaṃśubhiridaṃ sarvaṃ spṛṣṭaṃ vai jāyate śuci

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า พระองค์ทรงเป็นสรรพสิ่งนี้ทั้งมวล และจักรวาลอันเคลื่อนไหวก็เป็นพระองค์เอง เมื่อพระองค์ทรงเคลื่อนไหว โลกทั้งปวง—พรหมาณฑะทั้งหมดพร้อมทั้งสิ่งมีชีวิตและไร้ชีวิต—ย่อมเคลื่อนไหวตาม ถูกต้องด้วยรัศมีของพระองค์ สิ่งทั้งปวงย่อมบริสุทธิ์และรุ่งเรือง

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• भ्रमता: by (you) moving/roaming
• भ्रमता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक-शतृ (present active participle), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव; ‘त्वया’ इत्यस्य विशेषण—“भ्रमता (त्वया)”

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भ्रमति: moves/whirls
• भ्रमति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अविश्वम्: the entire universe
• अविश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘विश्वम्’ इत्यर्थे पाठभेद/सन्ध्यन्तरसम्भावना; ‘अखिलम्’ इत्यस्य सह विशेषण

• अखिलम्: whole, complete
• अखिलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्माण्डम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ब्रह्माण्डम्: the cosmic egg / universe
• ब्रह्माण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सचराचरम्: with moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-चर-अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चर + अचर) ‘स’ उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपदेन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘अंशुभिः’ इत्यस्य सम्बन्ध

• अंशुभिः: by rays
• अंशुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘इदम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• स्पृष्टम्: touched
• स्पृष्टम्: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्मणि क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘इदं सर्वम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• शुचि: pure
• शुचि: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘इदं सर्वम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Vālakhilyas (continuation of their hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee addresses the Lord as the moving power of the cosmos; the brahmāṇḍa with stars, planets, and beings subtly turns as the deity’s radiant rays wash over waters and land, rendering them luminous and pure.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Bhāsvat/Sūrya)
• Brahmāṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine radiance sustains and purifies creation; aligning life with that cosmic order leads to inner and outer śauca (purity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya context, presenting the sacred landscape as resonant with Sūrya’s purifying, world-sustaining power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse supports practices of Sūrya-namaskāra, stotra, and contemplation on śauca through divine light.