Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

तन्मध्ये मद्गृहं देवि तच्च गव्यूतिमात्रकम् । समुद्रस्योत्तरे देवि देविकामुखसंज्ञितम्

Transliteration

tanmadhye madgṛhaṃ devi tacca gavyūtimātrakam | samudrasyottare devi devikāmukhasaṃjñitam

Translation

ആ പ്രദേശത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യേ, ഹേ ദേവീ, എന്റെ സ്വന്തം ഗൃഹം ഉണ്ട്; അതിന്റെ അളവ് ഒരു ഗവ്യൂതി മാത്രമാണ്. സമുദ്രത്തിന്റെ വടക്കേ, ഹേ ദേവീ, അത് ‘ദേവികാമുഖ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति-समर्थ (in compound), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Possessive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समर्थ (genitive sense) अव्ययवत्-पूर्वपद (as prefixal pronoun in compound)

• गृहम्: house, abode
• गृहम्: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject/complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गव्यूतिमात्रकम्: measuring only a gavyūti
• गव्यूतिमात्रकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गव्यूति (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (measure: 'only a gavyūti')

• समुद्रस्य: of the ocean
• समुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तरे: to the north (in the northern side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• देविकामुखसंज्ञितम्: called ‘Devikā-mukha’
• देविकामुखसंज्ञितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देविका (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (प्र+ज्ञा; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (नामधेय: 'called Devikā-mukha'); संज्ञित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (PPP)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devikā-mukha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A coastal sacred spot north of the sea: a luminous precinct marked ‘Devikā-mukha’, with Śiva’s invisible/implicit presence sanctifying a compact area; the ocean forms a boundary, and the tīrtha feels like a gateway-mouth into the kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī
• Samudra (Ocean)
• Devikā-mukha
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva identifies Prabhāsa as His own dwelling-place, teaching that sacred geography is a living presence of the Divine, not merely a symbol.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devikā-mukha, a named sacred locality within Prabhāsa-kṣetra, situated to the north of the ocean.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse primarily establishes location, name, and sacred extent.