Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

न देवी न च गन्धर्वी नासुरी न च किंनरी । तादृग्रूपा महादेवि यादृशी सा सुमध्यमा

Transliteration

na devī na ca gandharvī nāsurī na ca kiṃnarī | tādṛgrūpā mahādevi yādṛśī sā sumadhyamā

Translation

«ນາງບໍ່ແມ່ນເທວະນາງ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນນາງກັນທັຣວະ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນອະສຸຣີ, ແລະບໍ່ແມ່ນກິນນະຣີ. ແຕ່ໂອ ມະຫາເທວີ, ນາງຜູ້ເອວບາງນັ້ນ ມີຄວາມງາມດັ່ງພວກນັ້ນ»។

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Modifier (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• देवी: a goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Modifier (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• गन्धर्वी: a Gandharva-woman
• गन्धर्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Modifier (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• असुरी: a demoness (Asurī)
• असुरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Modifier (Nipata)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• किंनरी: a Kinnara-woman
• किंनरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तादृक्-रूपा: of such a form
• तादृक्-रूपा: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (तादृक् रूपम् यस्याः)

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महा + देवी)

• यादृशी: as/which kind (as she was)
• यादृशी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रश्न/यथासम्बन्ध (relative)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुमध्यमा: slender-waisted
• सुमध्यमा: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मध्यमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सु + मध्यमा)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poetic close-up of Indumatī: human queen portrayed with celestial grace; attendants and court compare her to apsarases and kinnarīs, emphasizing wonder without deifying her.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Indumatī
• Gandharvī
• Asurī
• Kiṃnarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic praise often pairs outer excellence with inner virtue, preparing the listener for a dharmic exemplar whose life bears ritual significance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the episode supports a tīrtha-related tradition explained in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive context within the origin narrative.