Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तेभ्यः सुमनसः शेषां प्रतिगृह्य नृपात्मजा । सखीपरिवृताऽभ्येत्य देवी श्रीवत्सरूपिणी

Transliteration

tebhyaḥ sumanasaḥ śeṣāṃ pratigṛhya nṛpātmajā | sakhīparivṛtā'bhyetya devī śrīvatsarūpiṇī

Translation

അവരിൽ നിന്ന് ശേഷിച്ച പുഷ്പപ്രസാദം സ്വീകരിച്ച്, രാജകുമാരി സഖിമാർ ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റി മടങ്ങി വന്നു—ശ്രീവത്സചിഹ്നധാരിണിയായ ദേവിയെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തയായി.

Word by Word

• तेभ्यः: from them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; पुल्लिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे; पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), बहुवचनम्

• सुमनसः: of flowers (good blossoms)
• सुमनसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• शेषाम्: the remainder
• शेषाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• प्रतिगृह्य: having received
• प्रतिगृह्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having accepted/received’

• नृपात्मजा: the king’s daughter
• नृपात्मजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृपस्य आत्मजा)

• सखीपरिवृता: surrounded by friends
• सखीपरिवृता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सखी + परिवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle) ‘surrounded’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः (सखीभिः परिवृता)

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund); ‘having come/approached’

• देवी: the lady, goddess-like one
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• श्रीवत्सरूपिणी: having the form/mark of Śrīvatsa
• श्रीवत्सरूपिणी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रीवत्सस्य रूपं यस्याः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The princess receives the remaining fragrant flowers from the officiants, then walks back with her friends; her bearing is goddess-like, marked by Śrīvatsa symbolism of fortune and protection.

Characters & Entities

• King’s daughter (Sāvitrī/Padmā context)
• Śrīvatsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness follows rightly performed worship—symbolized by pure remnants and sacred marks.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya setting of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Receiving the worship-remnants (here, flowers) after ritual acts, a common sign of sanctified completion.