Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तत्त्वावरणमध्ये तु तत्राद्या त्वं प्रतिष्ठिता । साऽवतीर्यांडमध्ये तु मया सार्द्धं वरानने

Transliteration

tattvāvaraṇamadhye tu tatrādyā tvaṃ pratiṣṭhitā | sā'vatīryāṃḍamadhye tu mayā sārddhaṃ varānane

Translation

Wahrlich, mitten im Schleier der Prinzipien (tattvas) bist du, die Urtümliche, dort fest gegründet. Dann stiegst du in das Innere des kosmischen Eies hinab und kamst mit mir, o Schönangesichtige.

Word by Word

• तत्त्वावरणमध्ये: in the midst of the covering of principles (tattvas)
• तत्त्वावरणमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + आवरण + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• आद्या: primordial; first
• आद्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• प्रतिष्ठिता: are established/placed
• प्रतिष्ठिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सा: she (you)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्ययीभावरूप (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अण्डमध्ये: in the middle of the cosmic egg
• अण्डमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय

• मया: with/by me
• मया: Sahakari/Agent (With me/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Ādyā/Śakti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī is shown established within concentric layers representing tattvas/āvaraṇas; Śiva and Devī together descend into a luminous cosmic egg, suggesting creation as a sacred descent.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Tattvas
• Āṇḍa (cosmic egg)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The descent into manifestation involves veiling; liberation requires recognizing the Primordial Divine beyond tattva-coverings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tying cosmic teaching to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is doctrinal, explaining cosmological descent and veiling.