Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

त्रींल्लोकान्भावयामास स्वभासा भास्वतां वरः । तं सिनी च कुहूश्चैव द्युतिःपुष्टिः प्रभा वसुः

Transliteration

trīṃllokānbhāvayāmāsa svabhāsā bhāsvatāṃ varaḥ | taṃ sinī ca kuhūścaiva dyutiḥpuṣṭiḥ prabhā vasuḥ

Translation

在诸光明者之中他最为殊胜，以自身光辉令三界欢悦并得以滋养。辛尼（Sinī）与库胡（Kuhū），以及迪尤提（Dyuti）、普什蒂（Puṣṭi）、普拉婆（Prabhā）与瓦苏（Vasu）皆侍奉于他。

Word by Word

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural; विशेषण

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• भावयामास: illumined, made to thrive
• भावयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) [भावयति-णिजन्त]
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — causative stem; 3rd person singular

• स्वभासा: by his own light
• स्वभासा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-भासा (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + भासा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• भास्वताम्: of the luminous ones
• भास्वताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषणार्थे

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• सिनी: Sinī (a goddess)
• सिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• कुहूः: Kuhū (a goddess)
• कुहूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुहू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• द्युतिः: Dyuti (splendor; a goddess)
• द्युतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• पुष्टिः: Puṣṭi (nourishment; a goddess)
• पुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• प्रभा: Prabhā (radiance; a goddess)
• प्रभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• वसुः: Vasu (a deity)
• वसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, the moon-lord, stands luminous, his cool-white radiance bathing the three worlds; around him stand personified lunar phases and qualities—Sinī, Kuhū, Dyuti, Puṣṭi, Prabhā, Vasu—attending like a celestial court.

Characters & Entities

• Soma/Chandra
• Sinī
• Kuhū
• Dyuti
• Puṣṭi
• Prabhā
• Vasu
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine radiance is not merely illumination but nourishment and stability for all realms; Soma’s light is a form of cosmic dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through whose māhātmya Soma’s cosmic stature is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists attendants/personifications connected to Soma’s power.