Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सापि तत्र स्थिता देवी देवानां हितकाम्यया

Transliteration

sāpi tatra sthitā devī devānāṃ hitakāmyayā

Translation

Cette Déesse demeura elle aussi en ce lieu, désirant le bien et la protection des dieux.

Word by Word

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

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

• स्थिता: remained
• स्थिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; “standing/remaining”

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Beneficiary-related/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• हितकाम्यया: with the desire for (their) welfare
• हितकाम्यया: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (“desiring welfare/benefit”); हेत्वर्थे (as motive)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda Devī-sthāna (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King Yayāti (addressed as nṛpa/narādhipa in surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess remains stationed at Arbuda, serene yet vigilant, oriented toward the welfare of the gods; the landscape suggests a sacred mountain precinct with a shrine and attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes powerful because the Divine chooses to abide there for the welfare of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī’s abiding place in Arbuda Khaṇḍa (Mount Abu region) implied by “there (tatra)”.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it establishes the sanctity of the location through Devī’s continued presence.