Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततो देवी सुसन्तुष्टा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

tato devī susantuṣṭā vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ദേവി പരമസന്തുഷ്ടയായി ഈ വാക്കുകൾ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/देश-कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable); अव्यय-प्रकारः: काल/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• susantuṣṭā: well-pleased, very satisfied
• susantuṣṭā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su- + santuṣṭa (कृदन्त; √tuṣ (तुष्) + सम् उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त/कृतप्रत्ययान्त (past participle), विशेषण (qualifying devī)

• vākyam: speech, statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम, विशेषण (vākyam)

• uvāca: said, spoke
• uvāca: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ha: indeed, (it is said)
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) — कथन-प्रमाण/स्मरणार्थक (emphatic/quotative)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta introducing Devī’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (devī-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poised moment: the Goddess stands or sits radiant, her expression softened with satisfaction; the ascetics and devas fall silent, awaiting her words; the homa fire glows in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion and austerity mature, divine grace naturally responds and guidance follows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Arbuda Khaṇḍa narrative stream that later establishes Nāgahrada as a tīrtha on earth.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces Devī’s forthcoming instruction and boon.