Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 163

Devanagari script

निमेषकाष्ठादिमयः कालरूपक्षणात्मकः । प्रसीद स्वेच्छया रूपं स्वं तेजः शमनं कुरु । त्वं देव जगतां हेतोर्दुःखं सहसि दुःसहम्

Transliteration

nimeṣakāṣṭhādimayaḥ kālarūpakṣaṇātmakaḥ | prasīda svecchayā rūpaṃ svaṃ tejaḥ śamanaṃ kuru | tvaṃ deva jagatāṃ hetorduḥkhaṃ sahasi duḥsaham

Translation

พระองค์คือกาลรูป—ประกอบด้วยชั่วพริบตา กาษฐา และอื่น ๆ; ธรรมชาติของพระองค์คือขณะอันเป็นรูปแห่งเวลา โปรดเมตตาเถิด; ด้วยพระประสงค์ของพระองค์เอง ขอทรงผ่อนปรนการปรากฏ และทรงระงับรัศมีเพลิงแห่งเดชานุภาพ โอ้เทพเจ้า เพื่อโลกทั้งหลายพระองค์ทรงอดทนทุกข์อันเหลือทน

Word by Word

• निमेष-काष्ठ-आदि-मयः: made of (time-units) nimeṣa, kāṣṭhā, etc.
• निमेष-काष्ठ-आदि-मयः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निमेष (प्रातिपदिक) + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + मयट् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः (निमेषकाष्ठादि) तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ-समुच्चय + मय = consisting of (units like) nimeṣa, kāṣṭhā, etc.

• काल-रूप-क्षण-आत्मकः: having moments as its essence in the form of time
• काल-रूप-क्षण-आत्मकः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘whose nature is moment(s) in the form of time’

• प्रसीद: be gracious
• प्रसीद: Kriya (Request/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वेच्छया: by (your) own will
• स्वेच्छया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (स्वा इच्छा)

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वम्: your own
• स्वम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेजः: splendour, radiance
• तेजः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शमनम्: pacification, calming
• शमनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगताम्: of the worlds/beings
• जगताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हेतोः: of the cause
• हेतोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःखम्: sorrow, pain
• दुःखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहसि: you endure
• सहसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुःसहम्: unbearable
• दुःसहम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःसह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (दुः + सह) = hard to bear

Speaker

A devotee/praiser within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context (supplicatory hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing divine form identified with Time—wheels of time, sunlike radiance—while devotees plead for the cooling of the fiery splendor; the world is shown sheltered beneath the deity’s compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Kāla (Time)
• Tejas (divine radiance)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord governs time and power; devotees may pray for the gentle, compassionate expression of that power for the world’s good.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a place where divine power is praised and propitiated through hymn and surrender.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A prayerful act of stuti and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) is implied rather than a formal rite.