Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

न्यंकुमत्याश्चापरतो यावदेव कृतस्मरम् । एतद्व्याप्तं महादेवि तत्तेजोरेणुभिः शुभैः

Transliteration

nyaṃkumatyāścāparato yāvadeva kṛtasmaram | etadvyāptaṃ mahādevi tattejoreṇubhiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

Et depuis Nyaṅkumatī vers l’ouest, jusqu’à Kṛtasmarā—ô Grande Déesse—toute cette région est pénétrée par les auspiciuses particules de poussière de son éclat.

Word by Word

• न्यंकुमत्याः: of Nyaṅkumatī
• न्यंकुमत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यंकुमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अपरतः: on the other side; from the west/other direction
• अपरतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: 'from/at the other side')

• यावत्: as far as; up to
• यावत्: Visheshana (Extent qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक-अव्यय (limit/extent marker)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कृतस्मरम्: (place) where remembrance has been made; made-memorable
• कृतस्मरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय) + स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) + तत्पुरुष-समास (कृतः स्मरः यस्य तत्)

• एतत्: this (area)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded; filled
• व्याप्तम्: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महती देवी)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणत्वेन (as determiner)

• तेजः: splendour; radiance
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रेणुभिः: by particles/dust-motes
• रेणुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे भेदः), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• शुभैः: auspicious; pure
• शुभैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; रेणुभिः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra corridor (Nyaṅkumatī–Kṛtasmarā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim procession moving westward across sandy coastal terrain; signposts or sages name Nyaṅkumatī and Kṛtasmarā; the air sparkles with auspicious golden dust from Surya’s radiance, forming a visible sacred atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Nyaṅkumatī
• Kṛtasmarā
• Mahādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence is portrayed as tangible and pervasive, turning an entire landscape into a field of merit (puṇya-kṣetra).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Prabhāsa-kṣetra region, described via local markers such as Nyaṅkumatī and Kṛtasmarā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it continues the delineation of the sanctified area.