Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । यद्येवं देवि तेऽभीष्टमेवं कुरु शुचिस्मिते । वयं त्वां तत्र द्रक्ष्यामः शुक्लाष्टम्यां सदा शुचेः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | yadyevaṃ devi te'bhīṣṭamevaṃ kuru śucismite | vayaṃ tvāṃ tatra drakṣyāmaḥ śuklāṣṭamyāṃ sadā śuceḥ

Translation

神々は言った。「もしそれが汝の御望みなら、清らかな微笑みの女神よ、そのようになされよ。清浄なる御方よ、我らは白分の八日（Śuklāṣṭamī）に、かの地で常に汝を拝見しよう。」

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Clause linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-निपात (conditional particle: if)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; रीतिवाचक (adverb: thus)

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

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• abhīṣṭam: (what is) desired
• abhīṣṭam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhīṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘desired thing’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; रीतिवाचक (adverb: thus)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• śuci-smite: O one with a pure smile
• śuci-smite: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci + smita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (शुचि स्मितं यस्याः)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (locative adverb: there)

• drakṣyāmaḥ: we shall see
• drakṣyāmaḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• śukla-aṣṭamyām: on the bright fortnight’s eighth day
• śukla-aṣṭamyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla + aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शुक्लपक्षस्य अष्टमी)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: always)

• śuceḥ: of the pure one
• śuceḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of the pure (one)’

Speaker

Devagaṇa (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas assent to the Goddess’s wish and declare they will behold her on Śuklāṣṭamī; the moon’s bright half is shown, with an eighth-day crescent/phase motif over the mountain shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śuklāṣṭamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (tithi) and sacred place (sthāna) combine to intensify devotion and make darśana especially efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Goddess’s seat on Arbuda mountain, where she is to be seen on Śuklāṣṭamī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance centered on Śuklāṣṭamī—seeking darśana of the Goddess on the bright eighth lunar day.