Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

श्रीमाता तिष्ठते यत्र पर्वतेर्बुदसंज्ञके । दूतं च प्रेषयामास तमुवाच नराधिपः

Transliteration

śrīmātā tiṣṭhate yatra parvaterbudasaṃjñake | dūtaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa tamuvāca narādhipaḥ

Translation

Là où demeure Śrīmātā—sur la montagne nommée Arbuda—le narādhipa, seigneur des hommes, envoya un messager et lui parla ainsi.

Word by Word

• śrīmātā: Śrīmātā (proper name)
• śrīmātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tiṣṭhate: stands; remains
• tiṣṭhate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• parvate: on the mountain
• parvate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• arbuda-saṃjñake: named Arbuda
• arbuda-saṃjñake: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• dūtam: a messenger
• dūtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: preṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; causative sense implied by stem (प्रेषय-)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• narādhipaḥ: the king (lord of men)
• narādhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pulastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred mountain labeled Arbuda rises; upon it, Śrīmātā is envisioned as present and radiant. Below, a ruler/kingly figure dispatches a messenger, gesturing toward the mountain as he speaks.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā (Devī)
• Arbuda (mountain)
• Dūta (messenger)
• Narādhipa (king/leader, contextually Bāṣkali)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are marked by divine presence; the narrative emphasizes the Goddess’s abiding power in a specific holy geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda mountain, presented as the dwelling-place of Śrīmātā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is mentioned; the verse sets the scene for the messenger’s mission.