Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सोमार्हावश्विनावेतौ यथैवाद्य त्वया कृतौ । भूय एव तु ते वीर्यं प्रकाशेदिति भार्गव

Transliteration

somārhāvaśvināvetau yathaivādya tvayā kṛtau | bhūya eva tu te vīryaṃ prakāśediti bhārgava

Translation

“جس طرح آج تم نے ان دونوں اشونین کو سوما کے لائق ٹھہرایا ہے، اسی طرح اے بھارگو! تمہاری روحانی قوت بار بار روشن ہو۔”

Word by Word

• सोमार्हौ: the Soma-worthy (two)
• सोमार्हौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (सोम इव अर्हौ/सोम-अर्हौ)

• अश्विनौ: the two Aśvins
• अश्विनौ: Karta (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as; in the manner that)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कृतौ: made; done
• कृतौ: Kriya (Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (agreeing with एतौ)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरर्थक (again; further)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वय (but; however)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वीर्यम्: power; prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रकाशेत्: should shine forth; should become manifest
• प्रकाशेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+काश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• भार्गव: O Bhārgava
• भार्गव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śatakratu (Indra) (reported within the narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra praises Cyavana: as he made the Aśvins Soma-worthy today, may his spiritual brilliance shine repeatedly.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana (Bhārgava)
• Aśvins
• Soma
• Śatakratu (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True power is dharma-aligned: when used to uphold rightful ritual order, it becomes a source of lasting glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the Cyavaneśvara-centered sacred episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recognition of the Aśvins’ Soma entitlement in yajña is implied as the corrected ritual order.