Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सर्वत्र सुलभा देवी त्रिषु स्थानेषु दुर्लभा । महोदये महातीर्थे मूलचंडीशसन्निधौ

Transliteration

sarvatra sulabhā devī triṣu sthāneṣu durlabhā | mahodaye mahātīrthe mūlacaṃḍīśasannidhau

Translation

La Déesse est aisément accessible partout ; pourtant, elle est d’une rareté singulière en ces trois lieux : à Mahodaya, au grand tīrtha, et en la présence de Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

Word by Word

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (everywhere)

• सुलभा: easily obtainable
• सुलभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुलभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवी)

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

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्थानेषु)

• स्थानेषु: places
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवी)

• महोदये: at Mahodaya
• महोदये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् उदयः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्थानविशेष

• महातीर्थे: at the great pilgrimage-place
• महातीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् तीर्थम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्थानविशेष

• मूलचंडीशसन्निधौ: near Mūlacaṇḍīśa
• मूलचंडीशसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + चंडीश (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मूलचंडीशस्य सन्निधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the assembled Ṛṣis (contextual attribution within Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahodaya; Mahātīrtha; Mūlacaṇḍīśa-sannidhi (threefold)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triad map-like vision: three radiant sacred spots marked by shrines/ghāṭs; the Goddess’ presence felt as a luminous veil; a guardian form ‘Mūlacaṇḍīśa’ near a sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mahodaya
• Mahātīrtha
• Mūlacaṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

While the Divine is universally present, certain tīrthas concentrate grace, making spiritual attainment exceptionally potent there.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahodaya Mahātīrtha in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, especially near Mūlacaṇḍīśa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the exceptional efficacy of worship/darśana at specific sanctified locations.