Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ततोब्रवीत्सुरान्सर्वान्भवती करुणात्मिका । एष एव मया सृष्टो युष्माकं हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

tatobravītsurānsarvānbhavatī karuṇātmikā | eṣa eva mayā sṛṣṭo yuṣmākaṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

Darauf sprach die mitleidsvolle Göttin zu allen Göttern: „Gerade diesen habe ich erschaffen, in der Absicht, euer Wohl zu fördern.“

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Discourse/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुरान्: to the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘सुरान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• भवती: she (honored)/the lady
• भवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you/she’)

• करुणात्मिका: compassionate by nature
• करुणात्मिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (करुणा आत्मा यस्याः सा)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (particle: indeed/only)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सृष्टः: created
• सृष्टः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एषः’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for (your) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (Purpose/Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-हेतौ (instrumental of purpose); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हितस्य काम्या)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavatī (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somanātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied audience within Prabhāsa-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess addresses the assembled gods with calm authority, gesturing toward the newly created elephant-faced, four-armed being, declaring his purpose as welfare-oriented.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavatī (Goddess)
• Devas (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion can manifest as protective arrangements for the cosmic order and for sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra associated with Somanātha (Śiva).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears; the verse frames a divine purpose behind a created guardian/agent.