Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

अष्टसिद्धिसमा युक्तं सर्वविद्यासमन्वितम् । कामरूपं क्रियायुक्तं सर्वव्याधिविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

aṣṭasiddhisamā yuktaṃ sarvavidyāsamanvitam | kāmarūpaṃ kriyāyuktaṃ sarvavyādhivivarjitam

Translation

അവൻ അഷ്ടസിദ്ധികളാൽ യുക്തനായി, സർവ്വവിദ്യകളാൽ സമന്വിതനായി, ഇഷ്ടരൂപം ധരിക്കാൻ ശേഷിയുള്ളവനായി, ക്രിയയിൽ പ്രഭാവശാലിയായി, സർവ്വവ്യാധികളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अष्ट-सिद्धि-समम्: equal to the eight siddhis
• अष्ट-सिद्धि-समम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (अष्टसिद्धिभिः समम् = equal to the eight siddhis)

• युक्तम्: endowed
• युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (endowed/connected)

• सर्व-विद्या-समन्वितम्: accompanied by all knowledges
• सर्व-विद्या-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वविद्याभिः समन्वितम्)

• काम-रूपम्: able to assume forms at will
• काम-रूपम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (कामानुसारं रूपं यस्य)

• क्रिया-युक्तम्: endowed with efficacious action/power
• क्रिया-युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्रियाभिः युक्तम्)

• सर्व-व्याधि-विवर्जितम्: free from all ailments
• सर्व-व्याधि-विवर्जितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सर्वव्याधिभिः विवर्जितम् = free from all diseases)

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of sages (frame); immediate listener implied as the inquirer in the dialogue sequence

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant tīrtha-field at Prabhāsa: pilgrims emerge from sacred waters, their bodies luminous and healthy; above them symbolic emblems of aṣṭa-siddhi (aṇimā, laghimā, mahimā, prāpti, prākāmya, īśitva, vaśitva, kāmāvasāyitā) hover like divine seals; in the distance rises Someśvara’s shrine by the sea-breeze.

Characters & Entities

• Aṣṭa-siddhi
• Vidyā
• Kāmarūpa
• Kriyā
• Vyādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic discourse often lists siddhis and health as signs of perfected power, while implicitly pointing toward a higher goal beyond mere attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Brahmakuṇḍa-related dialogue at Prabhāsa Kṣetra, describing the kind of ‘perfection’ sought through the supreme rasa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it enumerates desired qualities (siddhi, knowledge, disease-free state) that the forthcoming teaching is expected to confer.