Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

जय संकल्पसंसिद्धे जय त्रैलोक्यसुंदरि । जय शुंभनिशुंभघ्ने जय पद्मेऽद्रिसंभवे

Transliteration

jaya saṃkalpasaṃsiddhe jaya trailokyasuṃdari | jaya śuṃbhaniśuṃbhaghne jaya padme'drisaṃbhave

Translation

Sieg dir, o Vollenderin des heiligen Entschlusses; Sieg dir, o Schönheit der drei Welten. Sieg dir, o Bezwingerin von Śumbha und Niśumbha; Sieg dir, o Padmā, auf dem Berge geboren.

Word by Word

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

• संकल्पसंसिद्धे: O one whose resolve is fulfilled
• संकल्पसंसिद्धे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प + संसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (संकल्पेन संसिद्धा/संसिद्धिः यस्याः)

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

• त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरि: O beauty of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रैलोक्यस्य सुन्दरी)

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

• शुम्भनिशुम्भघ्ने: O slayer of Śumbha and Niśumbha
• शुम्भनिशुम्भघ्ने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुम्भ + निशुम्भ + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद + घ्न (हननकर्तृ) = 'शुम्भ-निशुम्भयोः घ्नी'

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

• पद्मे: O Lotus (one)
• पद्मे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• अद्रिसंभवे: O mountain-born one
• अद्रिसंभवे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अद्रेः संभवः)

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 as radiant Trailokya-sundarī, holding lotus (Padmā) yet armed for battle; Śumbha and Niśumbha appear as defeated asuras; a pilgrim makes saṅkalpa with water in hand before a shrine, sea and temple behind.

Characters & Entities

• Śumbha
• Niśumbha
• Trailokyasundarī
• Padmā
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When resolve is grounded in dharma, Devī perfects it; she also destroys arrogance and oppression symbolized by Śumbha and Niśumbha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within whose māhātmya Devī’s victory-names are celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse is ideal for sankalpa-related prayer and stotra recitation.