Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

जय चण्डे महामुण्डे जय नन्दे शिवप्रिये । जय क्षेमंकरि शिवे जय कल्याणि रेवति

Transliteration

jaya caṇḍe mahāmuṇḍe jaya nande śivapriye | jaya kṣemaṃkari śive jaya kalyāṇi revati

Translation

Sieg dir, o Caṇḍā; Sieg dir, o Mahāmuṇḍā. Sieg dir, o Nandā, Śivas Geliebte. Sieg dir, o Śivā, die Wohlergehen wirkt; Sieg dir, o Kalyāṇī; Sieg dir, o Revatī.

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• चण्डे: O Caṇḍā (the fierce)
• चण्डे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• महामुण्डे: O Mahāmuṇḍā
• महामुण्डे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• नन्दे: O Nandā
• नन्दे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• शिव-प्रिये: O beloved of Śiva
• शिव-प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य प्रिया)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• क्षेमंकरि: O maker of welfare
• क्षेमंकरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक) + करि/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेमं करोति या)

• शिवे: O Śivā
• शिवे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• कल्याणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• रेवति: O Revatī
• रेवति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating within the Prabhāsa Māhātmya context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī appears in two aspects: fierce Caṇḍā with skull-garland and weaponry, and gentle Nandā/Kalyāṇī with boon-giving hand; Śiva’s presence is implied by crescent and trident motifs; pilgrims chant ‘jaya’ in a temple courtyard near the sea.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍā
• Mahāmuṇḍā
• Nandā
• Śiva
• Kṣemaṃkarī
• Kalyāṇī
• Revatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Mother is both fierce against evil and gentle in granting welfare (kṣema) and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Devī’s many names are praised as part of the tīrtha’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a name-liturgy useful for nāma-japa and stotra recitation.