Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
तत्र सिंहासनं दिव्यं शतयोजनविस्तृतम्
Transliteration
tatra siṃhāsanaṃ divyaṃ śatayojanavistṛtam
Translation
Doon ay nakatindig ang isang banal na trono (siṃhāsana), na nakalatag sa lawak na isang daang yojana.
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय
सिंहासनम्lion-throne
सिंहासनम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिंहस्य आसनम्)
दिव्यम्divine
दिव्यम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (सिंहासनम् इत्यस्य)
शतयोजनविस्तृतम्spread over a hundred yojanas
शतयोजनविस्तृतम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशत + योजन + विस्तृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (शत-योजनैः विस्तृतम् / शतयोजन-परिमाणेन विस्तृतम्)
Speaker
Sūta
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (central sabhā/siṃhāsana motif)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal, luminous throne-platform spanning an unimaginable distance, set in the center of a sacred plain near the sea; the throne radiates like a celestial court-seat awaiting the presiding deity and attendants.
Characters & Entities
S
Siṃhāsana (Divine Throne)FAQs
The immeasurable scale of the divine seat signifies the vastness of divine authority behind tīrtha-mahātmya teachings.
The imagery belongs to the Kailāsa assembly narrative, supporting the forthcoming praise of Prabhāsa.
None.