Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

वीतशोके ध्रुवे देवि पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणे । शुद्धसत्त्वे व्रतस्थे च चण्डरूपे विभावरि

Transliteration

vītaśoke dhruve devi padmapatrāyatekṣaṇe | śuddhasattve vratasthe ca caṇḍarūpe vibhāvari

Translation

ഹേ ദേവീ! നീ ശോകരഹിത, ധ്രുവ, പദ്മപത്രസദൃശനേത്രയുള്ളവൾ; ശുദ്ധസത്ത്വ, വ്രതസ്ഥ, ചണ്ഡരൂപിണി—ഹേ വിഭാവരി, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• वीतशोके: O free from sorrow
• वीतशोके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √वा/वी 'to go away' इत्यर्थे) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (वीतः शोकः यस्याः)

• ध्रुवे: O steadfast/constant one
• ध्रुवे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणे: O lotus-petal-long-eyed one
• पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्मपत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आयत (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय: पद्मपत्रवत् आयते ईक्षणे यस्याः

• शुद्धसत्त्वे: O of pure essence
• शुद्धसत्त्वे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुद्धं सत्त्वं यस्याः)

• व्रतस्थे: O abiding in vows
• व्रतस्थे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (व्रते स्थिता)

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

• चण्डरूपे: O fierce-formed one
• चण्डरूपे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (चण्डं रूपं यस्याः)

• विभावरि: O radiant one
• विभावरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभावरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (the gods, led by Indra/Mahendra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī appears radiant like the night sky lit by inner fire—dark-blue aura with bright highlights; lotus-petal eyes soften her fierce visage; she stands unwavering, suggesting vow-bound purity amid battle aftermath.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī unites serenity and fierceness—inner purity (śuddha-sattva) and disciplined vrata can coexist with powerful protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Devī’s attributes are praised as the sustaining spiritual force of the holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata (sacred observance) is praised as a divine quality; the verse does not prescribe a specific vrata.