Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

वैवस्वतोऽर्कसावर्णिर्ब्रह्मसा वर्णिरेव च । धर्मसावर्णिनामा च रौच्यो भूत्यस्तथैव च

Transliteration

vaivasvato'rkasāvarṇirbrahmasā varṇireva ca | dharmasāvarṇināmā ca raucyo bhūtyastathaiva ca

Translation

其后是毗婆斯瓦塔（Vaivasvata）、阿尔卡·萨伐尔尼（Arka-sāvarṇi），亦有梵·萨伐尔尼（Brahma-sāvarṇi）；名为达摩·萨伐尔尼（Dharma-sāvarṇi）；并同样有柔吉亚（Raucya）与布提亚（Bhūtya）。

Word by Word

• vaivasvataḥ: Vaivasvata (name of a Manu)
• vaivasvataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaivasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• arkasāvarṇiḥ: Arkasāvarṇi (name of a Manu)
• arkasāvarṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka + sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahmasāvarṇiḥ: Brahmasāvarṇi (name of a Manu)
• brahmasāvarṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahma + sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• varṇiḥ: Varṇi (name of a Manu)
• varṇiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• dharmasāvarṇi: Dharmasāvarṇi (name of a Manu)
• dharmasāvarṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma + sāvarṇi (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāmā: (named) ‘Nāma’ / by name
• nāmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); रूपम्: नाम (नामन्-शब्दस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• raucyaḥ: Raucya (name of a Manu)
• raucyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raucya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhūtiḥ: Bhūti (name)
• bhūtiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverbial (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage/audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic horizon with seven luminous name-banners (Vaivasvata through Bhūtya) floating above a steady sea-temple; the banners fade into the future like receding waves of time.

Characters & Entities

• Vaivasvata Manu
• Arka-sāvarṇi Manu
• Brahma-sāvarṇi Manu
• Dharma-sāvarṇi Manu
• Raucya Manu
• Bhūtya Manu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It emphasizes that cosmic governance is structured through recurring dispensations of dharma under successive Manus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred geography; this verse is a cosmological listing within that māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse continues the enumeration of Manus.