Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

संहृत्य दर्शयामास स्वरूपमपरं परम् । नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्यं नीलोत्पलसुगंधिकम्

Transliteration

saṃhṛtya darśayāmāsa svarūpamaparaṃ param | nīlotpaladalaprakhyaṃ nīlotpalasugaṃdhikam

Translation

Nachdem sie jene erschütternde Erscheinung zurückgenommen hatte, offenbarte sie eine andere höchste Gestalt—gleich einem Blütenblatt des blauen Lotos und duftend wie der blaue Lotos selbst.

Word by Word

• संहृत्य: having withdrawn/contracted
• संहृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः सम्; ‘having withdrawn/contracted’

• दर्शयामास: showed / caused to be seen
• दर्शयामास: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिजन्त-प्रयोगः (causative)

• स्वरूपम्: (his/her) own form
• स्वरूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• अपरम्: another
• अपरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वरूपम्)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वरूपम्)

• नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्यम्: resembling a blue-lotus petal
• नीलोत्पलदलप्रख्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-उत्पल-दल-प्रख्य (प्रातिपदिक); नील (adj) + उत्पल (noun) + दल (noun) + प्रख्य (adj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वरूपम्); समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः: ‘नीलोत्पलस्य दलवत् प्रख्यम्’

• नीलोत्पलसुगंधिकम्: fragrant like a blue lotus
• नीलोत्पलसुगंधिकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील-उत्पल-सुगन्धिक (प्रातिपदिक); नील (adj) + उत्पल (noun) + सुगन्धिक (adj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying स्वरूपम्); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: ‘नीलोत्पलवत् सुगन्धि’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī withdraws the prior awe-form and reveals a supreme, serene form: complexion like a blue-lotus petal, carrying the fragrance of the blue lotus; the scene feels cool, moonlit, and pacifying.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine adapts revelation: the same supreme reality can appear in a soothing, approachable form for devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where Devī’s form is described as part of the site’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive darśana passage.