Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

प्रसादसुमुखीमंबां लीलारसविहारिणीम् । लसत्कुरबकाशोकपुन्नागनवचंपकैः

Transliteration

prasādasumukhīmaṃbāṃ līlārasavihāriṇīm | lasatkurabakāśokapunnāganavacaṃpakaiḥ

Translation

പ്രസാദസുമുഖിയായ അംബാ—ദിവ്യ ലീലാരസത്തിൽ വിഹരിക്കുന്നവൾ—കുരബക, അശോക, പുന്നാഗ, നവ ചമ്പക പുഷ്പങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ ദീപ്തിയായി ശോഭിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• प्रसादसुमुखीम्: graceful and fair-faced
• प्रसादसुमुखीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + सुमुखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अम्बाम्: the Mother (Goddess)
• अम्बाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लीलारसविहारिणीम्: sporting in the flavor of play
• लीलारसविहारिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + विहारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/√विहृ विहरणे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लसत्कुरबक: with shining kurabaka flowers
• लसत्कुरबक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लसत् (कृदन्त; √लस् लसँ दीप्तौ) + कुरबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समस्ते ‘...कैः’ इति); ‘लसत्’ इति वर्तमानकृदन्तं विशेषणरूपेण

• अशोक: with aśoka flowers
• अशोक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समुच्चयेन)

• पुन्नाग: with punnāga flowers
• पुन्नाग: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुन्नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समुच्चयेन)

• नवचम्पकैः: with fresh campaka flowers
• नवचम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणपूर्वपदसमासः

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī with a radiant, gracious face, moving in playful divine delight amid a fragrant grove: kurabaka and aśoka blossoms, punnāga and fresh campaka flowers glowing around her.

Characters & Entities

• Ambā (Devī/Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s grace is approachable and joy-giving; her līlā is contemplated as the sweetness that sustains devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse uses temple-garden imagery common to many Devī kṣetras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative visualization of Devī’s serene face and her presence amid auspicious flowers.