Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

तस्य पूर्वे समाख्यातः श्रीकृष्णो दैत्यसूदनः । चण्डिका योगिनी तत्र सखीभिः परिवारिता

Transliteration

tasya pūrve samākhyātaḥ śrīkṛṣṇo daityasūdanaḥ | caṇḍikā yoginī tatra sakhībhiḥ parivāritā

Translation

À l’est de ce lieu est renommé Śrī Kṛṣṇa, le pourfendeur des asuras ; et là se tient aussi Caṇḍikā, la Yoginī, entourée de ses déesses compagnes.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (place)
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूर्वे: in the east (to the east)
• पूर्वे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाख्यातः: is called/known as
• समाख्यातः: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आख्या (धातु) + सम् उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रीकृष्णः: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• श्रीकृष्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—श्रीमान् कृष्णः (कर्मधारय)

• दैत्यसूदनः: slayer of demons
• दैत्यसूदनः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—दैत्यानां सूदनः (तत्पुरुष)

• चण्डिका: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगिनी: yoginī
• योगिनी: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• सखीभिः: by/with (her) friends
• सखीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• परिवारिता: surrounded
• परिवारिता: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + परि उपसर्ग + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred eastern quarter of Prabhāsa: Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands as demon-slayer, while Caṇḍikā Yoginī appears nearby, encircled by companion goddesses (sakhīs), indicating a guarded, energized tīrtha landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Caṇḍikā
• Yoginī
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prabhāsa is portrayed as an interwoven sacred landscape where Vaiṣṇava (Kṛṣṇa) and Śākta (Caṇḍikā Yoginī) presences harmoniously stand.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Eastern sacred spots of the Prabhāsa region associated with Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Caṇḍikā Yoginī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is stated; it is a directional listing of sanctified presences.