Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

सर्वावयवसंपन्ना सर्वविज्ञानवेदिनी । गंधर्वसेना विख्याता नाम्ना सा परमेश्वरि

Transliteration

sarvāvayavasaṃpannā sarvavijñānavedinī | gaṃdharvasenā vikhyātā nāmnā sā parameśvari

Translation

হে পরমেশ্বরী! সে সর্বাঙ্গসুসম্পন্না ও সর্ববিদ্যাবিদগ্ধা ছিল; নামতঃ ‘গন্ধর্বসেনা’ বলিয়া প্রসিদ্ধা হইল।

Word by Word

• सर्वावयवसंपन्ना: complete in all limbs
• सर्वावयवसंपन्ना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-अवयव-संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + अवयव + संपन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—(सा) इति/गन्धर्वसेना इति विशेष्यस्य

• सर्वविज्ञानवेदिनी: knowing all sciences
• सर्वविज्ञानवेदिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-विज्ञान-वेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + विज्ञान + वेदिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• गन्धर्वसेना: Gandharvasenā (name)
• गन्धर्वसेना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व-सेना (प्रातिपदिक; गन्धर्व + सेना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विख्याता: renowned
• विख्याता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—गन्धर्वसेना इति विशेष्यस्य

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Means/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन/प्रकार (by name)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरि: O supreme lady (address)
• परमेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक; परम + ईश्वरि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; traditional frame: Sūta to the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Portrait-like introduction of Gandharvasenā: a radiant maiden with flawless limbs, poised as a learned and accomplished figure—beauty paired with vidyā; attendants and instruments of music/learning subtly present.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvasenā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Excellence—both outer refinement and inner knowledge—is portrayed as a divine endowment that should be directed toward dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised throughout this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a character description within the Prabhāsa narrative.