Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमस्ते देवदेवेशि नमस्ते कांचनप्रभे । नमस्ते पद्मपत्राक्षि नमस्ते जगदम्बिके

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namaste devadeveśi namaste kāṃcanaprabhe | namaste padmapatrākṣi namaste jagadambike

Translation

देव बोले—हे देवदेवेशी! आपको नमस्कार; हे काञ्चन-प्रभा! आपको नमस्कार। हे पद्मपत्र-नेत्रे! आपको नमस्कार; हे जगदम्बिके! आपको नमस्कार।

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• devadeveśi: O Lord of gods
• devadeveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deveśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('lord of gods')

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• kāṃcanaprabhe: O golden-splendoured one
• kāṃcanaprabhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय ('golden' as qualifier of 'splendour')

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• padmapatrākṣi: O lotus-petal-eyed one
• padmapatrākṣi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('lotus-petal-eyed')

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• jagadambike: O mother of the world
• jagadambike: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ('mother of the world')

Speaker

Devāḥ (the Gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Devī-stuti)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas stand with folded hands, faces uplifted, chanting ‘namas te’ to the golden-splendored, lotus-eyed Mother; the Devī’s aura fills the space like sunrise.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Jagadambikā (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Recognizing the Goddess as the universal Mother and supreme refuge is central to Purāṇic bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn appears within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative set in the Arbuda sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti—verbal worship through salutations and divine epithets—is the practice exemplified.