Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

आनंदभावं संज्ञाय आनन्दास्राविलेक्षणम् । उवाच देवी मधुरं कृतांजलिपुटा सती

Transliteration

ānaṃdabhāvaṃ saṃjñāya ānandāsrāvilekṣaṇam | uvāca devī madhuraṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭā satī

Translation

Reconnaissant son état de béatitude et voyant ses yeux pleins de larmes de joie, la Déesse vertueuse—les mains jointes en hommage—parla avec douceur.

Word by Word

• आनन्द: joy
• आनन्द: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपद (as prior member in compound)

• भावम्: state/feeling
• भावम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative, singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: आनन्दस्य भावः (state of joy)

• संज्ञाय: having recognized
• संज्ञाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having understood/recognized)

• आनन्द: joy
• आनन्द: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (prior member in compound)

• आस्रावि: shedding/streaming
• आस्रावि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस्राविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद; विशेषण (as prior member in compound)

• लेक्षणम्: tearful eyes/appearance
• लेक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: आनन्देन आस्रावि लेक्षणम् (eyes/looking with tears of joy)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

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

• मधुरम्: sweetly
• मधुरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative, singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: sweetly)

• कृत: made
• कृत: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), समासपूर्वपद

• अञ्जलि: cupped hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलि: Sambandha (Descriptor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासमध्यपद (member in compound)

• पुटा: with folded hands
• पुटा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः यस्याः सा (with hands folded in añjali)

• सती: Satī (the virtuous one)
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (feminine, nominative, singular); विशेषणवत् (epithet)

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Devī’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī with folded hands, face softened with devotion, speaking sweetly; Śiva’s eyes are moist with bliss-tears; the atmosphere is quiet, intimate, and luminous, as if time pauses in the sanctum.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Satī/Pārvatī)
• Deva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is not merely ritual but heartfelt reverence—recognized through inner bliss, tears of joy, and humble añjali.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Māhātmya depicts devotional intensity as part of the site’s sacred atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Añjali (joining palms) is implied as a devotional gesture, though no formal vow or rite is prescribed.