Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अग्निः सोमश्च सूर्यश्च लोचनेषु व्यवस्थिताः

Transliteration

agniḥ somaśca sūryaśca locaneṣu vyavasthitāḥ

Translation

火神阿耆尼、苏摩与太阳神苏利耶，皆安立于我双眼之中。

Word by Word

• agniḥ: Agni (fire)
• agniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• somaḥ: Soma
• somaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sūryaḥ: Sūrya (sun)
• sūryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• locaneṣu: in the eyes
• locaneṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vyavasthitāḥ: are stationed/established
• vyavasthitāḥ: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (agniḥ somaḥ sūryaḥ—समाहार/समुच्चयार्थे)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on Śiva’s face: threefold light reflected in the eyes—fiery glow (Agni), cool lunar sheen (Soma), and solar brilliance (Sūrya) simultaneously, suggesting omniscient vision.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Soma
• Sūrya
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine perception encompasses all cosmic powers; the deities are integrated within the Supreme’s being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Kālāgniliṅga-centered teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated.