Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

सर्वाणि स्तुतिशास्त्राणि लक्षणानि तथैव च । भविष्या सर्वशास्त्राणां त्वं तु देवि नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

sarvāṇi stutiśāstrāṇi lakṣaṇāni tathaiva ca | bhaviṣyā sarvaśāstrāṇāṃ tvaṃ tu devi namo'stu te

Translation

എല്ലാ സ്തുതി-ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ലക്ഷണചിഹ്നങ്ങളും കൂടെ—ഹേ ദേവി, സർവ്വശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഭാവി ആധാരമായി നീ തന്നേ; നിനക്ക് നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्तुति-शास्त्राणि: treatises of praise (hymn-texts)
• स्तुति-शास्त्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (stutyāḥ śāstrāṇi)

• लक्षणानि: characteristics, marks
• लक्षणानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• भविष्या: prophecy / future (as a personified utterance)
• भविष्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaviṣyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (भविष्यत्-सम्बद्धा/भविष्यवाणी-रूपा)

• सर्व-शास्त्राणाम्: of all scriptures
• सर्व-शास्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + śāstra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi śāstrāṇi)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक निपात (salutation particle)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/विधिलिङ्-आदेशार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; (नमोऽस्तु ते = to you)

Speaker

Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau: around the goddess appear symbolic scrolls, palm-leaf manuscripts, and emblems of lakṣaṇa (marks/characteristics), as if all śāstras emanate from her radiance while Viṣṇu continues his hymn.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture and sacred knowledge are ultimately rooted in the Goddess; devotion to her aligns one with dharma and true understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting where such hymns are revealed, enhancing the site’s reputation as a locus of revelation and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Homage and praise (namo’stu, stuti) are the explicit devotional acts; no further ritual detail appears here.