Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

भीमरूपे शिवे विद्ये महामाये महोदये । महाभागे जये जृम्भे भीमाक्षि भीमदर्शने

Transliteration

bhīmarūpe śive vidye mahāmāye mahodaye | mahābhāge jaye jṛmbhe bhīmākṣi bhīmadarśane

Translation

Ô toi à la forme redoutable ; ô Śivā de bon augure ; ô Vidyā sacrée ; ô Mahāmāyā ; ô Grande Puissance qui s’élève ! Ô très fortunée — ô Victoire ! ô Jṛmbhā ! ô toi aux yeux terribles, ô toi à l’apparition formidable !

Word by Word

• bhīmarūpe: O terrible-formed one
• bhīmarūpe: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmarūpa (प्रातिपदिक; bhīma + rūpa)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (terrible + form)

• śive: O auspicious one (Śivā)
• śive: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vidye: O knowledge (personified)
• vidye: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahāmāye: O great Māyā
• mahāmāye: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāmāyā (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + māyā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (great + illusion/power)

• mahodaye: O great prosperity/rising one
• mahodaye: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahodaya (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + udaya)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (great + rising/prosperity)

• mahābhāge: O greatly fortunate one
• mahābhāge: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahābhāgā (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + bhāga)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (great + fortune)

• jaye: O Victory (Jayā)
• jaye: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• jṛmbhe: O Jṛmbhā (expansion/yawning power)
• jṛmbhe: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jṛmbhā (प्रातिपदिक; from √jṛmbh)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhīmākṣi: O terrible-eyed one
• bhīmākṣi: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmākṣī (प्रातिपदिक; bhīma + akṣi)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (terrible + eyed)

• bhīmadarśane: O of terrible appearance
• bhīmadarśane: Sambodhana/Address (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīmadarśanā (प्रातिपदिक; bhīma + darśana)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (terrible + appearance/vision)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A litany of names surrounds the fierce Devī: her eyes blazing, yet her posture auspicious; behind her, a rising radiance (‘mahodaya’) like a dawn within night; the devas’ hymn appears as flowing script-ribbons around the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (epithets: Śivā, Vidyā, Mahāmāyā, Jaya, Jṛmbhā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess embodies both terrifying protection and auspicious wisdom—she is simultaneously Vidyā (illumination) and Mahāmāyā (cosmic power).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where these epithets arise in a formal stotra after the Goddess’s victory, enhancing the site’s devotional identity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is part of a stotra suitable for recitation (japa/pāṭha) in Devī worship.