Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

प्रोल्लसद्वीचिभिर्भाति सर्वदा सागरः प्रिये । तेन प्रभास नामेति त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्

Transliteration

prollasadvīcibhirbhāti sarvadā sāgaraḥ priye | tena prabhāsa nāmeti triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

Translation

اے محبوبہ! وہاں سمندر اپنی اُبھرتی لہروں کے ساتھ ہمیشہ چمکتا رہتا ہے؛ اسی لیے ‘پربھاس’ کا نام تینوں لوکوں میں مشہور ہے۔

Word by Word

• prollasat-vīcibhiḥ: by (its) surging waves
• prollasat-vīcibhiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prollasat (उल्लस् धातु, शतृ-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + vīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (प्रोल्लसन्त्यः वीचयः); समस्तपद तृतीया-बहुवचन

• bhāti: shines
• bhāti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhā (भा धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• sāgaraḥ: the ocean
• sāgaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• tena: therefore
• tena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• prabhāsa: Prabhāsa
• prabhāsa: Karma (Name/कर्म-नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (नामपद)

• nāma: by name, called
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगे ‘नाम’ (as ‘called’)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक अव्यय

• triṣu: in three
• triṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• lokeṣu: worlds
• lokeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• viśrutam: is renowned
• viśrutam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viśruta (श्रु धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as priye)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sea with cresting waves that catch the light; pilgrims stand on the shore, the kṣetra-name ‘Prabhāsa’ implied by the ocean’s sheen.

Characters & Entities

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature itself becomes a witness to sanctity; the ceaseless shining ocean mirrors the ever-renewing radiance of the tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, characterized by the ever-shining ocean and its waves.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; the verse offers a place-marker and māhātmya-style praise.