Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 119

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतपिशाचानां कृता देवी मया शुभा । एवंविधा भूतमाता सर्वभूतगणैर्वृता

Transliteration

sarvabhūtapiśācānāṃ kṛtā devī mayā śubhā | evaṃvidhā bhūtamātā sarvabhūtagaṇairvṛtā

Translation

സകല ഭൂതപിശാചങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതാർത്ഥം ഞാൻ ഈ ശുഭദേവിയെ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു. ഈ ഭൂതമാതാ സർവ്വഭൂതഗണങ്ങളാൽ പരിവൃതയാണ്.

Word by Word

• सर्वभूतपिशाचानाम्: of all beings and piśācas
• सर्वभूतपिशाचानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = सर्वेषां भूतानां पिशाचानां च

• कृता: made; established
• कृता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (देवी इत्यस्य)

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवी)

• एवंविधा: of such a kind
• एवंविधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः (कर्मधारयः) = एवंविधा (of such a kind)

• भूतमाता: mother of beings
• भूतमाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = भूतानां माता

• सर्वभूतगणैः: by the hosts of all beings
• सर्वभूतगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = सर्वेषां भूतानां गणैः

• वृता: surrounded; attended
• वृता: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (भूतमाता)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhūta-mātā at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary scene: the speaker declares having fashioned an auspicious Goddess for all beings and piśācas—Bhūta-mātā—encircled by multiform hosts of beings, now orderly and reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūta-mātṛkā/Bhūta-mātā
• Piśāca

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is portrayed as a universal mother and guardian, integrating even fearsome spirits into a divinely ordered protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Bhūta-mātṛkā tradition is praised in the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse explains the Goddess’s protective identity and attendant hosts.