Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ममरूपा तववक्त्रा नारी गर्भे भविष्यति । वर्द्धयिष्यति देव्यस्तां रसैर्दिव्यैः सुतां तव

Transliteration

mamarūpā tavavaktrā nārī garbhe bhaviṣyati | varddhayiṣyati devyastāṃ rasairdivyaiḥ sutāṃ tava

Translation

Eine Frau—mit meiner Gestalt und deinem Antlitz—wird im Schoß empfangen werden. Die Göttin wird deine Tochter mit göttlichen Essenzen nähren und heranwachsen lassen.

Word by Word

• मम-रूपा: having my form
• मम-रूपा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मम (सर्वनाम) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मम रूपम् यस्याः सा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव-वक्त्रा: having your face
• तव-वक्त्रा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तव (सर्वनाम) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तव वक्त्रम् यस्याः सा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गर्भे: in the womb
• गर्भे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वर्द्धयिष्यति: will nourish/increase
• वर्द्धयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ध् (धातु) [णिच्]
• Form: णिजन्त (causative) धातु; लृट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्ताम्: let her be / may she be
• अस्ताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपद, तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

• रसैः: with juices/essences
• रसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; रसैः इति विशेषण

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

A devoted woman (satī) addressing a king (narādhipa) within the Vastrāpathakṣetra narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophecy-like assurance: a daughter will be conceived, bearing combined features; Devī nourishes her with divine essences.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Vastrāpatha
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine providence shapes birth and destiny; Devī’s grace nurtures the unfolding of dharma across lives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Vastrāpatha Kṣetra in Prabhāsa, whose māhātmya frames the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it establishes a karmic and divine framework for the ensuing teachings.