Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

अथ ताभिः कृताञ्ज्ञात्वा प्रासादान्यादवैः पृथक् । ततो गोप्योऽपि ताः सर्वाः सहस्राणि तु षोडश । कृष्णमाज्ञाप्य भावेन स्थापयांचक्रिरे रविम्

Transliteration

atha tābhiḥ kṛtāñjñātvā prāsādānyādavaiḥ pṛthak | tato gopyo'pi tāḥ sarvāḥ sahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa | kṛṣṇamājñāpya bhāvena sthāpayāṃcakrire ravim

Translation

ครั้นแล้วเหล่ายาทวะได้ถวายเกียรติอันสมควรแก่พวกนาง และจัดสร้างปราสาทศาลเจ้าแยกกันเป็นส่วน ๆ ต่อมาโคปีทั้งปวง—จำนวนหนึ่งหมื่นหกพัน—เมื่อได้รับพระบัญชาจากพระกฤษณะแล้ว ก็ด้วยภาวะศรัทธาได้สถาปนา “รวิ” พระสุริยเทพไว้ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनुक्रमसूचक (conjunctive adverb)

• ताभिः: by them (those women/powers)
• ताभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• कृतान्: made, constructed
• कृतान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातोः कृदन्त-PPP)
• Form: कृदन्तः (PPP) विशेषणरूपे; पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (प्रासादान् इत्यनुगुणम्)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive)

• प्रासादान्: palaces, temples
• प्रासादान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• यादवैः: by the Yādavas
• यादवैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम्

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• गोप्यः: the gopīs
• गोप्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• ताः: them
• ताः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (ताः इत्यनुगुणम्)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; संख्यावाचक-नाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/contrast)

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम्; (अत्र) सहस्राणि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• आज्ञाप्य: having commanded/after instructing
• आज्ञाप्य: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ+ज्ञा (धातु) → आज्ञाप्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप् अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund)

• भावेन: with devotion/with feeling
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• स्थापयाम्: we established/placed
• स्थापयाम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापय (णिच् causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), उत्तम-पुरुषः (1st), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; (लिट्-प्रयोगे) 'स्थापयाम' इति रूपम्

• चक्रिरे: they did/made
• चक्रिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• रविम्: the Sun
• रविम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: narration to Devī within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravi-pratiṣṭhā at Prabhāsa (Sūrya shrine within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yādavas arranging distinct prāsādas; sixteen thousand gopīs gathered, receiving Kṛṣṇa’s assent, then installing a radiant Sūrya image with intense devotion in Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Yādava
• Gopī
• Kṛṣṇa
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through consecration (pratiṣṭhā) and temple-building becomes a meritorious act when aligned with dharma and guided by the divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, particularly the setting where the Sun is installed and later known as Gopyāditya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deity installation (Sūrya-pratiṣṭhā) and establishment of shrines (prāsāda-nirmāṇa/arrangement) are described.