Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इति प्रगाढसंगरे सुरारिसंघसंकुले । विराजतेऽम्बिका धनुः शराऽसिशूलधारिणी

Transliteration

iti pragāḍhasaṃgare surārisaṃghasaṃkule | virājate'mbikā dhanuḥ śarā'siśūladhāriṇī

Translation

So erstrahlte Ambikā in jener heftigen Schlacht, die von den Heerscharen der Götterfeinde wimmelte – Bogen, Pfeile, Schwert und Speer tragend.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणार्थक (quotative/thus)

• प्रगाढ-संगरे: in the intense battle
• प्रगाढ-संगरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रगाढ (प्रातिपदिक) + संगरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• सुर-अरि-संघ-संकुले: crowded with hosts of enemies of the gods
• सुर-अरि-संघ-संकुले: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to संगरे); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुरारिसंघैः संकुलः)

• विराजते: shines forth
• विराजते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√राज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• अम्बिका: Ambikā (the Goddess)
• अम्बिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Upapada/Instrumental attribute (Object-like apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शर-असि-शूल-धारिणी: bearing arrows, sword, and spear
• शर-असि-शूल-धारिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक) + असि (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to अम्बिका); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शरासिशूलं धारयति इति)

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the thick of battle against the enemies of the gods, Ambikā appears radiant, armed with bow, arrows, sword, and spear, dominating the chaotic field.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother actively protects the devas and the moral order, radiating power amid adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting of this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a praise-description (stuti-like) of Ambikā in battle.