Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

धूमसंघैः समेतं तु व्यापयामास तज्जगत् । ततस्त्रैलोक्यमखिलं ज्वालाभिर्व्याकुलीकृतम्

Transliteration

dhūmasaṃghaiḥ sametaṃ tu vyāpayāmāsa tajjagat | tatastrailokyamakhilaṃ jvālābhirvyākulīkṛtam

Translation

เมื่อประกอบด้วยหมู่ควันหนาทึบ ก็แผ่ซ่านไปทั่วโลกนั้น; แล้วเปลวเพลิงทำให้ไตรโลกทั้งสิ้นปั่นป่วนเดือดร้อน

Word by Word

• धूमसंघैः: with masses of smoke
• धूमसंघैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धूमस्य संघाः)

• समेतम्: filled/covered (with)
• समेतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘accompanied/filled’

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• व्यापयामास: pervaded/filled
• व्यापयामास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आप् (धातु) (causative: व्यापय)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; हेतुमति-प्रयोग (causative sense) ‘caused to pervade/filled’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) ‘thereupon/from that’

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः)

• अखिलम्: entire
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्वालाभिः: by flames
• ज्वालाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• व्याकुलीकृतम्: made distressed/agitated
• व्याकुलीकृतम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-आ-कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा एकवचन; नामधातु-भाव (व्याकुली- + कृ) ‘made agitated’

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas/assembly (contextually)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic panorama: smoke-masses rolling across the worlds, tongues of flame unsettling gods, sages, and beings; the horizon glows as if the universe itself is burning.

Characters & Entities

• Smoke (Dhūma)
• Flames (Jvālā)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine manifestation is cosmic in scope; the sacred is not merely local but can reverberate through all realms of existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Mahāprabhāsa manifestation in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose power is depicted as affecting all three worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the cosmic signs accompanying the tīrtha’s epiphany.