Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतेस्तु भगिनी भुवना ब्रह्मवादिनी । प्रभासस्य तु सा भार्या वसूनामष्टमस्य च

Transliteration

bṛhaspatestu bhaginī bhuvanā brahmavādinī | prabhāsasya tu sā bhāryā vasūnāmaṣṭamasya ca

Translation

布婆那是一位奉持圣智、宣说梵理的女子，为布里哈斯帕提之妹；她成为普拉婆娑之妻，而普拉婆娑乃八位婆苏中的第八位。

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतेः: of Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, and
• तु: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• भगिनी: sister
• भगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• भुवना: Bhuvanā
• भुवना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (भगिनी) समानाधिकरणम्

• ब्रह्म-वादिनी: speaker of Brahman/one who speaks sacred lore
• ब्रह्म-वादिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भुवना)

• प्रभासस्य: of Prabhāsa
• प्रभासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrast/emphasis)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सा) समानाधिकरणम्

• वसूनाम्: of the Vasus
• वसूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अष्टमस्य: of the eighth
• अष्टमस्य: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रभासस्य)

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Prabhāseśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as deveśi/devī in the surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A genealogical tableau: Bhuvanā, serene and learned, is shown as Bṛhaspati’s sister, being united with Vasu Prabhāsa; behind them a luminous coastal kṣetra with a liṅga-shrine hinted in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bṛhaspati
• Bhuvanā
• Prabhāsa (Vasu)
• Vasus
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic māhātmyas anchor a tīrtha’s sanctity in divine lineages, linking sacred places to cosmic families and dharmic exemplars.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, contextualizing the shrine through the Vasu Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse provides genealogical identification and relationships.