Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

त्राहि नस्त्राहि नो देवि शरण्ये शरणागतान्

Transliteration

trāhi nastrāhi no devi śaraṇye śaraṇāgatān

Translation

Protège-nous, protège-nous, ô Déesse; ô Refuge, sauve ceux qui sont venus chercher Ton abri.

Word by Word

• त्राहि: protect!
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नः: us
• नः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) बहुवचन (enclitic)

• त्राहि: protect!
• त्राहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (पुनरुक्ति)

• नः: us
• नः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया बहुवचन (enclitic)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• शरण्ये: O refuge-giving one
• शरण्ये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवि)

• शरणागतान्: those who have come for refuge
• शरणागतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण + आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) 'आगत' + तत्पुरुष (शरणम् आगताः)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods), addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, distressed and trembling, kneel with folded hands before the unseen/veiled presence of the Goddess, repeating ‘Protect us’ as a unified cry.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Devāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati: sincere surrender to the Goddess as the supreme refuge removes fear and grants protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), celebrated in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya portion of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes devotional supplication and refuge-seeking (stuti/śaraṇāgati).