Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । जया च विजया चैव जयंती पापनाशिनी । उन्मीलिनी वंजुली च त्रिस्पृशा पक्षवर्द्धिनी

Transliteration

śrīprahlāda uvāca | jayā ca vijayā caiva jayaṃtī pāpanāśinī | unmīlinī vaṃjulī ca trispṛśā pakṣavarddhinī

Translation

Śrī Prahlāda bersabda: Jayā, Vijayā, dan Jayantī—pemusnah dosa; juga Unmīlinī, Vaṃjulī, Trispṛśā, serta Pakṣavarddhinī.

Word by Word

• śrī-prahlādaḥ: the venerable Prahlāda
• śrī-prahlādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + prahlāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थ-शीर्षकयुक्त नाम

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jayā: Jayā (name)
• jayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vijayā: Vijayā (name)
• vijayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• jayantī: Jayantī (name)
• jayantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayantī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pāpa-nāśinī: destroyer of sins
• pāpa-nāśinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• unmīlinī: Unmīlinī (name)
• unmīlinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ud-√mīl (धातु) → unmīlinī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त/नामधातु-प्राय (opening/unfolding)

• vaṃjulī: Vaṃjulī (name)
• vaṃjulī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṃjulī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tri-spṛśā: Trispṛśā (name)
• tri-spṛśā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + spṛśā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (epithet)

• pakṣa-varddhinī: increaser of the fortnight (waxing moon)
• pakṣa-varddhinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + varddhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prahlāda, seated in a devotional assembly, recites a garland of auspicious feminine epithets; behind him a stylized Dvārakā skyline with temple spires and the sea, attendants holding flower trays and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Prahlāda
• Jayā
• Vijayā
• Jayantī
• Unmīlinī
• Vaṃjulī
• Trispṛśā
• Pakṣavarddhinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prahlāda introduces a sacred catalogue of named observances/tithis associated with sin-destruction and auspicious growth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself lists observance-names; the broader placement is within the Dvārakā Māhātmya of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This opening line primarily enumerates names; the detailed prescriptions are expected in subsequent verses of the chapter.