Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

द्वीपेषु सप्तसु स वै खड्गी चर्मी शरासनी । रथी राजा सानुचरो योगाच्चौरानपश्यत

Transliteration

dvīpeṣu saptasu sa vai khaḍgī carmī śarāsanī | rathī rājā sānucaro yogāccaurānapaśyata

Translation

ساتوں دیپوں میں وہ بادشاہ تلوار، ڈھال اور کمان لیے، رتھ پر سوار اپنے ساتھیوں سمیت چلتا تھا؛ یوگ کی قوت سے وہ چوروں کو بھی دیکھ لیتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• द्वीपेषु: in the islands/continents
• द्वीपेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सप्तसु: in the seven
• सप्तसु: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः

• खड्गी: bearing a sword
• खड्गी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खड्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त/प्रातिपदिक (इन्-प्रत्यय) ‘sword-bearing’

• चर्मी: bearing a shield (leather shield)
• चर्मी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘shield/armor-bearing’

• शरासनी: bearing a bow
• शरासनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरासनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘bow-bearing’ (शरासन = धनुष्)

• रथी: chariot-warrior
• रथी: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्यय ‘chariot-rider’

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सानुचरः: with attendants, accompanied by followers
• सानुचरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अनुचरैः सह)

• योगात्: by/through yoga (power of yoga)
• योगात्: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (cause)

• चौरान्: thieves
• चौरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dynamic procession: Kārttavīrya in a chariot, armed with sword, shield, and bow, moving across symbolic seven-continents; his gaze is penetrating, suggesting yogic clairvoyance that exposes hidden thieves.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttavīrya Arjuna
• Sapta-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler is vigilant and inwardly disciplined; yogic mastery symbolizes moral clarity and effective protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the broader chapter setting, though the verse focuses on royal prowess.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; “yoga” is cited as a power/discipline rather than a prescribed rite.