Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तुषितानां तु साध्यानां नामान्येतानि वच्मि ते । मनोऽनुमन्ता प्राणश्च नरोऽपानश्च वीर्यवान्

Transliteration

tuṣitānāṃ tu sādhyānāṃ nāmānyetāni vacmi te | mano'numantā prāṇaśca naro'pānaśca vīryavān

Translation

如今我将为你宣说住于兜率天众中的萨底耶诸名：摩诺、阿努曼塔、普拉那、那罗、阿帕那，以及毗梨耶梵。

Word by Word

• तुषितानाम्: of the Tuṣitas
• तुषितानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• साध्यानाम्: of the Sādhyas
• साध्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; देवगण-नाम

• नामानि: names
• नामानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निर्देशक-विशेषण

• वच्मि: I say/tell
• वच्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; (to you)

• मनः: Mind (Manas)
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुमन्ता: approver/consenter
• अनुमन्ता: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु + मन् (धातु) → अनुमन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• प्राणः: Prāṇa (vital breath)
• प्राणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• नरः: Nara
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपानः: Apāna (downward breath)
• अपानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• वीर्यवान्: powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Inquirer/disciple figure

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage enumerates Sādhyas as subtle luminous beings hovering above a pilgrim performing calm breathing by the sea: Mano as a light at the brow, Prāṇa and Apāna as twin currents, Vīryavān as radiant strength.

Characters & Entities

• Tuṣitas
• Sādhyas
• Mano
• Anumantā
• Prāṇa
• Nara
• Apāna
• Vīryavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It sacralizes inner faculties—mind and vital breaths—by naming them as divine beings, aligning spiritual practice with cosmic devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The māhātmya setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this verse focuses on naming Sādhyas rather than describing a specific bathing spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.