Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रेणानेन यो देवि त्वां वै स्तौति वरानने । तस्य त्वं वरदा देवि भव सर्वगता सती

Transliteration

stotreṇānena yo devi tvāṃ vai stauti varānane | tasya tvaṃ varadā devi bhava sarvagatā satī

Translation

„O Göttin mit schönem Antlitz, wer dich wahrhaft mit diesem Hymnus preist, dem sei du eine Spenderin von Gaben, o Devi, allgegenwärtige Satī.“

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रेण: by (this) hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (qualifying स्तोत्रेण)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular (relative pronoun)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक-निपात); Indeclinable emphatic particle

• स्तौति: praises
• स्तौति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Present, 3rd person, Singular

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरा + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वरं आननं यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative, Singular

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Visheshya (Predicate complement/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर + दा (धातु) + टाप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वरं ददाति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (predicate adjective)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन; Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• सर्वगता: all-pervading
• सर्वगता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + गत (गम् धातु + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वत्र गता); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participial adjective, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सती: the virtuous one (Satī)
• सती: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (अस् धातु + शतृ/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular (appositional epithet)

Speaker

Devas (prayer/benediction addressed to the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘Devi’, ‘Varānane’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee stands in reverent añjali before the all-pervading Devī envisioned as luminous, compassionate, and boon-giving, with Prabhāsa’s coastal sacred landscape hinted in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Satī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation is presented as a direct means to receive divine aid—boons arise from heartfelt praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, the sacred landscape in which this stotra and its fruits are situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/praise of the Goddess using “this hymn” (stotra) is recommended as a means to obtain boons.