Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

देवि विश्वंभरे सर्वं तपः सुचरितं त्वया । मा शोकं कुरु कल्याणि भविष्यति तवेप्सितम्

Transliteration

devi viśvaṃbhare sarvaṃ tapaḥ sucaritaṃ tvayā | mā śokaṃ kuru kalyāṇi bhaviṣyati tavepsitam

Translation

ദേവി വിശ്വംഭരേ, നീ ഈ സമസ്ത തപസ്സും സുസ്ഥിരമായി സമ്യക്‌ ആചരിച്ചു. കല്യാണി, ദുഃഖിക്കരുത്—നിന്റെ ഇപ്സിതം തീർച്ചയായും സഫലമാകും.

Word by Word

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

• विश्वंभरे: O Sustainer of the universe
• विश्वंभरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वंभरा (प्रातिपदिक: विश्वम् + भरा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular; देवी-विशेषण/नाम

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with तपः; विशेषण

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — here: nominative singular (subject)

• सुचरितम्: well-performed
• सुचरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचरित (प्रातिपदिक: सु + चरित)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with तपः

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेधार्थक) — prohibitive particle used with imperative

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "do" (with मा: "do not do")

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• कल्याणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "will be"

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् desiderative sense)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

Speaker

Śiva (Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical Naimiṣāraṇya audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Deva (or Śiva’s emissary/voice) consoles Devī addressed as Viśvambharā; Devī stands in tapas posture near the sea-coast of Prabhāsa, with sacred fires and austerity marks; the atmosphere is solemn yet hopeful.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Dharitrī (Earth goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace confirms sincere effort: well-performed tapas is acknowledged and rewarded with reassurance and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva directly grants comfort and the promise of fulfillment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse affirms the success of tapas and promises its fruit.