Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

दिगंतरं नभोभूमिरापो वायुर्विभावसुः । चंद्रसूर्यद्वयं ज्योतिर्युगेशः क्षणदातनुः

Transliteration

digaṃtaraṃ nabhobhūmirāpo vāyurvibhāvasuḥ | caṃdrasūryadvayaṃ jyotiryugeśaḥ kṣaṇadātanuḥ

Translation

وہی سمتوں کا پھیلاؤ، آسمان اور زمین ہے؛ وہی پانی، ہوا اور دہکتا ہوا آگ ہے۔ چاند اور سورج کی جوڑی کی روشنی بھی وہی ہے؛ یُگوں کا مالک—جس کا جسم لمحہ بہ لمحہ ناپا ہوا زمانہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• dik: direction
• dik: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• antaram: intermediate space; interval
• antaram: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• nabhaḥ: sky
• nabhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhūmiḥ: earth
• bhūmiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūmi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• āpaḥ: waters
• āpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नित्यबहुवचन

• vāyuḥ: wind
• vāyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vibhāvasuḥ: fire (Vibhāvasu)
• vibhāvasuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• candra-sūrya-dvayam: the pair: moon and sun
• candra-sūrya-dvayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च) + द्वय (pair)

• jyotiḥ: light
• jyotiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yuga-īśaḥ: lord of the ages
• yuga-īśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (युगस्य ईशः)

• kṣaṇadā: night
• kṣaṇadā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘रात्रिः’ (night)

• tanuḥ: body; form
• tanuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

A questioner within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya dialogue (listener addressing the narrator/teacher)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic theophany: the deity’s form dissolves into directions, sky and earth, waters, wind, fire; sun and moon shine as His eyes; time appears as a garland of instants around Him, with Prabhāsa’s seashore and Somnātha silhouette faintly below.

Characters & Entities

• Moon
• Sun
• Pañcabhūta
• Yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord pervades the cosmos as elements, luminaries, and time itself—affirming His all-encompassing divinity beyond locality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the chapter’s setting; the verse supports its māhātmya by portraying the Lord’s cosmic nature.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; it is a contemplative cosmological praise.