Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 185

Devanagari script

जगदुद्भासयन्भासा सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः । ततो निष्पत्य धरणीं हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः

Transliteration

jagadudbhāsayanbhāsā sūryakoṭisamaprabhaḥ | tato niṣpatya dharaṇīṃ hṛṣṭaromāśrudgadaḥ

Translation

Với hào quang của Ngài chiếu rạng khắp thế gian—uy quang sánh bằng mười triệu mặt trời—rồi Ngài liền phóng xuống mặt đất, lông tóc dựng đứng, lệ tuôn trào, tiếng nói nghẹn lại vì hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular neuter)

• उद्भासयन्: illuminating
• उद्भासयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-उद् (illuminating)

• भासा: with radiance
• भासा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (instrumental singular feminine)

• सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः: whose splendor equals crores of suns
• सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-कोटि-सम-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; सूर्य + कोटि + सम + प्रभ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (nominative singular masculine; having brilliance equal to crores of suns)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरम्-अर्थे अव्यय (adverb: then)

• निष्पत्य: having leapt forth
• निष्पत्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); उपसर्ग-निस् (having sprung/fallen forth)

• धरणीम्: the earth
• धरणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular feminine)

• हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः: with thrilled hair and tear-choked voice
• हृष्टरोमाश्रुद्गदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-रोमन्-अश्रु-द्गद (प्रातिपदिक; हृष्ट + रोमन् + अश्रु + गद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (one whose hair is thrilled and whose voice is choked with tears)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hari blazes forth with radiance like ten million suns, illuminating the worlds; He descends to the earth overwhelmed with joy—goosebumps, tears, and a choked voice.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine darśana overwhelms both cosmos and devotee: the Lord’s radiance sanctifies the world, and devotion expresses itself through tears and ecstatic awe.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it describes the theophany (divine manifestation) and devotional response.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it supports the devotional path of darśana and heartfelt reverence.