Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सर्वैर्देवर्षिभिः सार्धं जग्मुस्ते हिमवद्वनम् । स्तोत्रेणानेन तां देवीं तुष्टुवुः प्रयतास्तदा

Transliteration

sarvairdevarṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ jagmuste himavadvanam | stotreṇānena tāṃ devīṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ prayatāstadā

Translation

Gemeinsam mit allen göttlichen Rishis zogen sie in den Wald des Himavat. Dann priesen sie, mit gezügeltem und gesammeltem Geist, jene Göttin mit diesem Hymnus.

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘देवर्षिभिः’ विशेषण

• देवर्षिभिः: with the divine sages
• देवर्षिभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (देवानां ऋषयः); पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन (nominative plural)

• हिमवत्-वनम्: the forest of Himavat
• हिमवत्-वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘हिमवतः वनम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• स्तोत्रेण: by a hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रेण’ विशेषण

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवीं’ विशेषण

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रयताः: with restraint, intent
• प्रयताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ते’ विशेषण (disciplined/intent)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Desha-Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-vana (as a sacred refuge landscape)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas and devaṛṣis journey into a Himalayan forest, then stand in reverent formation before the Goddess, offering a hymn with disciplined, prayerful composure.

Characters & Entities

• Devarṣis
• Himavat (Himalaya)
• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, the dharmic response is śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge through disciplined praise (stotra) and inner restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative moves to Himavat’s forest as a sacred refuge; within the Skanda Purana, this supports the broader sanctity of pilgrimage landscapes connected to Prabhāsa’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-pāṭha (hymn-recitation) is implied, performed with prayatna (self-discipline and purity of intent).