Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णं सदामृतमयं शुभम् । तत्राहूय महादेवि प्रतीहारं सुमेधसम्

Transliteration

koṭiyojanavistīrṇaṃ sadāmṛtamayaṃ śubham | tatrāhūya mahādevi pratīhāraṃ sumedhasam

Translation

അത് കോടി യോജന വ്യാപ്തിയുള്ളതും സദാ അമൃതമയവും ശുഭകരവുമായിരുന്നു. അവിടെ, ഹേ മഹാദേവീ, സുമേധസനായ പ്രതീഹാരനെ (ദ്വാരപാലനെ) അദ്ദേഹം വിളിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• koṭi-yojana-vistīrṇam: spread over a crore yojanas
• koṭi-yojana-vistīrṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistīrṇa (कृदन्त; √stṛ/स्तृ "to spread" + vi-; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष (कोटियोजनैः विस्तीर्णम् = koṭi-yojanas in extent)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• amṛta-mayam: made of nectar
• amṛta-mayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अमृतस्य मयम् = made of nectar)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• āhūya: having summoned
• āhūya: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √hū (धातु) + ā-; ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having summoned/called’

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• pratīhāram: the chamberlain/door-keeper
• pratīhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sumedhasam: very intelligent
• sumedhasam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतीहारम् विशेषयति)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic vision of Candraloka—immense, auspicious, nectar-like—where Candra calls forth a wise doorkeeper to coordinate the next steps.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Candra-loka (implied setting)
• Pratīhāra (doorkeeper)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred history frames ritual action within a vast, auspicious cosmos where divine order and service roles are honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa Kṣetra; directly the verse describes Candra-loka as part of the narrative leading back to Prabhāsa worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, setting the scene for organizing attendants and materials.