Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

कुत्र तिष्ठति सा देवी किंप्रभावा महेश्वर । माहात्म्यमखिलं तस्याः सर्वं विस्तरतो वद

Transliteration

kutra tiṣṭhati sā devī kiṃprabhāvā maheśvara | māhātmyamakhilaṃ tasyāḥ sarvaṃ vistarato vada

Translation

Où demeure cette Déesse, ô Maheśvara, et quelle est sa puissance ? Dis-moi, pleinement et en détail, toute sa grandeur.

Word by Word

• कुत्र: where
• कुत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय/Interrogative adverb of place)

• तिष्ठति: stands; resides
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सा: she; that (lady)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• किंप्रभावा: of what power/effect
• किंप्रभावा: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक-विशेषण (interrogative adjective)

• महेश्वर: O Maheshvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness; glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• अखिलम्: entire; complete
• अखिलम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying māhātmyam)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying māhātmyam)

• विस्तरतः: in detail; elaborately
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त/ablatival adverb)

• वद: tell; speak
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādevī-sthāna in Prabhāsa (to be specified in ensuing verses)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī asks Śiva to describe precisely where the Goddess dwells and to narrate her complete greatness in detail.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is strengthened by understanding both location (kṣetra) and divine potency (prabhāva) through scripture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The yet-to-be-detailed seat of the Goddess within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an invitation to a detailed māhātmya exposition.