Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततो धृतव्रताः सर्वे देवी भक्तिपरायणाः । वसंति भक्तिसंयुक्ताश्चण्डिकाराधनाय ते

Transliteration

tato dhṛtavratāḥ sarve devī bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | vasaṃti bhaktisaṃyuktāścaṇḍikārādhanāya te

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവർ എല്ലാവരും ധൃഢവ്രതന്മാർ, ദേവീഭക്തിയിൽ പരായണർ, ഭക്തിയോടെ ചണ്ഡികയെ ആരാധിക്കാനായി അവിടെ വസിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal/sequence adverb)

• धृत-व्रताः: of firm vows
• धृत-व्रताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of ‘te/sarve’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; धृ धातु, क्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (धृतं व्रतं येषाम्/धृतव्रताः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• देवी: O Goddess
• देवी: Sambodhana (Vocative function)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; संबोधन/उद्देश्य-निर्देशे (as ‘O Goddess’/address)

• भक्ति-परायणाः: devoted to devotion
• भक्ति-परायणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तौ परायणाः)

• वसन्ति: they dwell/live
• वसन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• भक्ति-संयुक्ताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-संयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (भक्त्या संयुक्ताः/भक्तिसंयुक्ताः)

• चण्डिका-आराधनाय: for the worship of Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका-आराधनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक) + आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चण्डिकायाः आराधनम्)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda Caṇḍikā-ārādhana-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional settlement: nāgas living together in a sanctified cavern/ashram-like space on Arbuda, performing Caṇḍikā worship with lamps, offerings, and steady vows; mood is disciplined and serene.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā
• Devī
• Nāgāḥ (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady vows (vrata) and sustained devotion (bhakti) are presented as the foundation of effective worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda is implied as the dwelling-place where Caṇḍikā worship is undertaken.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of vrata and dedicated ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Caṇḍikā.