Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

क्रीडामि क्रीडया देवि त्वया सार्द्धं वरानने । त्वं धृतिर्धारिणी लक्ष्मीः कांता मत्प्रकृतिर्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

krīḍāmi krīḍayā devi tvayā sārddhaṃ varānane | tvaṃ dhṛtirdhāriṇī lakṣmīḥ kāṃtā matprakṛtirdhruvam

Translation

Wahai Dewi berwajah elok, aku bermain dalam lila bersama dirimu. Engkaulah Dhṛti, daya penopang, Lakṣmī, kekasihku—dan sungguh Prakṛti purba milikku, yang menegakkan dunia serta memuliakan tatanan dharma.

Word by Word

• krīḍāmi: I play
• krīḍāmi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• krīḍayā: with play/sport
• krīḍayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• sārddham: together (with)
• sārddham: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• varānane: O fair-faced one
• varānane: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = वरम् आननम् यस्याः सा

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness
• dhṛtiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• dhāriṇī: the bearer/supporter
• dhāriṇī: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ (धातु) + णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakshmi, fortune
• lakṣmīḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• kāntā: beloved
• kāntā: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• matprakṛtiḥ: my nature
• matprakṛtiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = मम प्रकृतिः

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारेण अव्ययीभूतम्); निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Śiva-Śakti identification in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord speaks tenderly to the Devī, describing her as Dhṛti and Lakṣmī, his beloved Prakṛti; the scene suggests a sacred grove or temple precinct in Prabhāsa, suffused with calm radiance and playful intimacy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Lakṣmī
• Prakṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The universe is sustained through divine play; Devī as Prakṛti is the strength, support, and auspicious prosperity of existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya context in which this praise of Śiva-Śakti līlā is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit vrata or dāna is stated in this verse.