Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

जया च विजया चैव मधुस्पन्दा इरावती । सुप्रिया जनका कान्ता सुभद्रा धार्मिका शुभा

Transliteration

jayā ca vijayā caiva madhuspandā irāvatī | supriyā janakā kāntā subhadrā dhārmikā śubhā

Translation

ജയാ, വിജയാ, മധുസ്പന്ദാ, ഇരാവതീ; കൂടാതെ സുപ്രിയാ, ജനകാ, കാന്താ, സുഭദ്രാ, ധാർമികാ, ശുഭാ—എന്നിവയാണ് നാമങ്ങൾ.

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• मधुस्पन्दा: Madhuspandā
• मधुस्पन्दा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + स्पन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मधु-सम्बन्धिनी स्पन्दा)

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

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

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

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

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

• धार्मिका: righteous
• धार्मिका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुभा: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from continuous genealogical narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scroll-like tableau of ten named maidens presented in a ceremonial hall; each maiden subtly symbolizes her name—Jayā/Vijayā with victory banners, Madhuspandā with honey-lotus, Irāvatī with elephant/river motifs, Dhārmikā with scripture, Śubhā with lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Vijayā
• Madhuspandā
• Irāvatī
• Supriyā
• Janakā
• Kāntā
• Subhadrā
• Dhārmikā
• Śubhā
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic catalogues preserve dharmic memory: auspiciousness and righteousness are emphasized even in name-lists.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching context; this verse does not single out a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.