Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । गच्छध्वं त्रिदशाः सर्वे स्वानि स्थानानि निर्वृताः

Transliteration

devyuvāca | gacchadhvaṃ tridaśāḥ sarve svāni sthānāni nirvṛtāḥ

Translation

Dewi bersabda: “Pergilah kamu semua, wahai para Tridaśa; kembalilah ke tempatmu masing-masing dengan tenteram, bebas daripada takut, dan berpuas hati.”

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गच्छध्वम्: go (you all)
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• त्रिदशाः: O gods (Tridaśas)
• त्रिदशाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रयः दश = thirty; conventional: gods)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; त्रिदशाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वानि: your own
• स्वानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; स्थानानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्थानानि: places/abodes
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• निर्वृताः: relieved/satisfied
• निर्वृताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्/वृ (धातु) → निर्वृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; त्रिदशाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम् (contented/relieved)

Speaker

Devī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas (tridaśa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī speaks with calm authority, instructing the devas to return to their abodes, freed from fear; the devas’ faces shift from worry to relief.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Tridaśas (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When refuge is taken in Devī, fear subsides and order is restored; divine assurance is itself a form of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains within the Arbuda section; this verse is a reassurance rather than a site-glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive of reassurance to return to rightful stations.