Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सा सर्वाभरणोपेता सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । त्रैलोक्यमोहिनी देवी संजाताऽमृतमन्थने

Transliteration

sā sarvābharaṇopetā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | trailokyamohinī devī saṃjātā'mṛtamanthane

Translation

Cette Déesse, parée de tous les ornements et dotée de tous les signes de bon augure, enchanteresse des trois mondes, surgit lors du barattage pour l’amṛta, le nectar d’immortalité.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्व-आभरण-उपेता: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-उपेता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त; इ/ए धातु उप-√इ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘उपेत’ = ‘endowed/possessed’; समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वैः आभरणैः उपेता’

• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुता: possessing all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु सम्-√युज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘संयुत’ = ‘endowed with’; समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वैः लक्षणैः संयुता’

• त्रै-लोक्य-मोहिनी: enchantress of the three worlds
• त्रै-लोक्य-मोहिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य मोहिनी)

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

• संजाता: arose/was born
• संजाता: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त) ‘संजात’ = ‘born/arisen’ (सम्-√जन्)

• अमृत-मन्थने: in the churning for nectar
• अमृत-मन्थने: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमृतस्य मन्थनम्)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant goddess emerges at the climax of the churning—fully ornamented, bearing all auspicious marks; devas and asuras freeze in enchantment; the ocean glows, Mandara and Vāsuki implied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Mohinī)
• Trailokya (three worlds)
• Amṛta-manthana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine manifestations can appear to restore cosmic order; enchantment is shown as a tool of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa), contributing to the sanctifying narrative fabric of the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.