Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मेति कृष्णेति हरेति भूमाविंद्रेति सूर्येति धनाधिपेति । देवारिनाथेति सुराधिपेति जेगीयते चारणबंदिवृन्दैः

Transliteration

brahmeti kṛṣṇeti hareti bhūmāviṃdreti sūryeti dhanādhipeti | devārinātheti surādhipeti jegīyate cāraṇabaṃdivṛndaiḥ

Translation

บนแผ่นดิน หมู่จารณะและกวีขับร้องยกย่องพระองค์ว่า “พรหมา” “กฤษณะ” “หริ” “อินทร์” “สุริยะ” “เจ้าแห่งทรัพย์” “ผู้เป็นนายเหนือศัตรูของเทวะ” และ “จอมแห่งเทวะทั้งหลาย”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म-इति: (as) 'Brahman/Brahmā'
• ब्रह्म-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• कृष्ण-इति: (as) 'Kṛṣṇa'
• कृष्ण-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• हरि-इति: (as) 'Hari'
• हरि-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• भूमौ: on earth
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• इन्द्र-इति: (as) 'Indra'
• इन्द्र-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• सूर्य-इति: (as) 'Sūrya'
• सूर्य-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• धन-अधिप-इति: (as) 'lord of wealth'
• धन-अधिप-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• देव-अरि-नाथ-इति: (as) 'lord of the enemies of the gods'
• देव-अरि-नाथ-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• सुर-अधिप-इति: (as) 'lord of the gods'
• सुर-अधिप-इति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इति-समाप्ति

• जेगीयते: is sung/praised
• जेगीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); धातोः पुनरुक्ति-आगम (जे-गी-)

• चारण-बन्दि-वृन्दैः: by groups of Cāraṇas and bards
• चारण-बन्दि-वृन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Nārada (contextual, panegyric narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bards sing a litany of divine names around the king; above him, faint iconographic silhouettes of Brahmā, Kṛṣṇa/Hari, Indra, Sūrya, Kubera appear like projected metaphors, emphasizing the exaggeration of praise.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kṛṣṇa
• Hari
• Indra
• Sūrya
• Dhanādhipa (Kubera epithet)
• Devas
• Cāraṇa
• Baṃdi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Greatness in the world is measured by divine-like qualities—protection, splendor, generosity, and victory over adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse contributes to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya’s celebratory portrayal of dharmic prosperity in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a hymn-like enumeration of titles.