Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तया संमोहिताः सर्वे देवदानवराक्षसाः । विमुच्य मन्थनं सर्वे तां ग्रहीतुं समुद्यताः

Transliteration

tayā saṃmohitāḥ sarve devadānavarākṣasāḥ | vimucya manthanaṃ sarve tāṃ grahītuṃ samudyatāḥ

Translation

Envoûtés par elle, tous les devas, dānavas et rākṣasas, délaissant le barattage lui-même, s’élancèrent, avides de la saisir.

Word by Word

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• संमोहिताः: deluded
• संमोहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘संमोहित’ = ‘deluded’ (सम्-√मुह्)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• देव-दानव-राक्षसाः: gods, demons, and rākṣasas
• देव-दानव-राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (देवाश्च दानवाश्च राक्षसाश्च)

• विमुच्य: having abandoned
• विमुच्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘विमुच्य’ = ‘having released/abandoning’ (वि-√मुच्)

• मन्थनम्: the churning
• मन्थनम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• ग्रहितुम्: to seize
• ग्रहितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) ‘ग्रहितुम्’ = ‘to seize’

• समुद्यताः: eager/ready
• समुद्यताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘समुद्यत’ = ‘ready/risen to act’ (सम्-उद्-√यत्)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (within Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, dānavas, and rākṣasas—eyes widened, bodies leaning forward—drop the churning ropes and rush toward the radiant goddess, the ocean apparatus momentarily neglected.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Dānava
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even lofty beings can fall into delusion when desire overrides dharma; self-control safeguards sacred aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, presented through a Māhātmya that links cosmic events to local sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse highlights a moral lapse—abandoning a sacred undertaking due to infatuation.