Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मध्याह्ने सर्वदा यस्मान्मन्दीभवति भास्करः । तस्मादनंतफलदस्तदारम्भो भविष्यति

Transliteration

madhyāhne sarvadā yasmānmandībhavati bhāskaraḥ | tasmādanaṃtaphaladastadārambho bhaviṣyati

Translation

เพราะในเวลาเที่ยง พระภาสกร (สุริยะ) ย่อมอ่อนกำลังแห่งความร้อนลงเสมอ; ฉะนั้นกิจที่เริ่มในกาลนั้นย่อมเป็นผู้ประทานผลอันไม่สิ้นสุด

Word by Word

• मध्याह्ने: at midday
• मध्याह्ने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमीविभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; अधिकरणे (time-locative)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of time)

• यस्मात्: because of which
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमीविभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; हेतौ (because of which)

• मन्दीभवति: becomes slow/dim
• मन्दीभवति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्दीभू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• भास्करः: the Sun
• भास्करः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Reason/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमीविभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्; तस्मात् = therefore/from that

• अनन्तफलदः: giver of endless fruits/results
• अनन्तफलदः: Karta (as predicate adjective to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + फल + द (प्रातिपदिक; द = दा-धातोः कृत् ‘द’ प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying the subject)

• तद्: that
• तद्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (that)

• आरम्भः: beginning/commencement
• आरम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भविष्यति: will be/will occur
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At zenith, the sun is depicted softened; pilgrims begin a rite at Prabhāsa—offering water, sesame, and flowers—while the temple and sea shimmer in bright, calm light.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara (Sun)
• Madhyāhna
• Kutapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing sanctifies action; midday is praised as a stable, sattvic window yielding enduring spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where rites are taught with emphasis on auspicious kāla for maximum puṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Commence the rite at midday, since it is said to confer ‘endless fruit’.