Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अथ ते निहताः सर्वे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना । दैत्यसूदननाम्ना तु प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना

Transliteration

atha te nihatāḥ sarve viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā | daityasūdananāmnā tu prabhāsakṣetravāsinā

Translation

پھر وہ سب کے سب پروردگار وشنو، جو نہایت مقتدر ہیں، کے ہاتھوں مارے گئے۔ پربھاس کشترا میں بسنے والے اسی وشنو کو وہاں ‘دیتیہ سُودن’ یعنی دیوتوں کے دشمنوں کا قاتل، کے نام سے جانا جاتا تھا۔

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• ते: they/those (demons)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• निहताः: were slain
• निहताः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि (slain)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विष्णुना: by Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभविष्णुना: by the powerful Viṣṇu
• प्रभविष्णुना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभ (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (prabhu-viṣṇu = mighty/sovereign Viṣṇu)

• दैत्यसूदननाम्ना: by the name ‘Daityasūdana’
• दैत्यसूदननाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (daityasūdanasyā nāmnā = by the name 'Daityasūdana')

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना: by the dweller in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभासक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (prabhāsakṣetre vāsī = dweller in Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu in radiant form slays the Kālakeyas near the sacred expanse of Prabhāsa; the sea and temple silhouettes suggest the kṣetra; devas rejoice as darkness lifts.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Daityasūdana
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Daityas (Kālakeyas implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord manifests protective power in specific sacred geographies; divine names often arise from saving acts performed at those places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Viṣṇu is celebrated as Daityasūdana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the verse establishes the site’s glory through Viṣṇu’s saving deed and title.