Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरा त्वरिता नित्या सांख्या कुंडलिनी ध्रुवा । कल्याणी शोभना निरया निष्कला परमा कला

Transliteration

tripurā tvaritā nityā sāṃkhyā kuṃḍalinī dhruvā | kalyāṇī śobhanā nirayā niṣkalā paramā kalā

Translation

Baginda ialah Tripurā dan Tvaritā; Baginda ialah Nityā, Sāṃkhyā, Kuṇḍalinī, dan Yang Teguh. Baginda ialah Kalyāṇī dan Yang Indah; Baginda melampaui segala kejatuhan, tanpa bahagian dan tanpa noda—sesungguhnya Seni Ilahi dan Kuasa Tertinggi.

Word by Word

• tripurā: Tripurā
• tripurā: Karta/Ādhāra of description (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + purā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः पुराः यस्याः/त्रिपुर-शब्दः)

• tvaritā: swift
• tvaritā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nityā: eternal
• nityā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sāṃkhyā: related to Sāṃkhya / enumerative
• sāṃkhyā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāṃkhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kuṃḍalinī: Kuṇḍalinī
• kuṃḍalinī: Karta/Ādhāra of description (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃḍalinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dhruvā: steady, fixed
• dhruvā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruvā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kalyāṇī: auspicious
• kalyāṇī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śobhanā: beautiful
• śobhanā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nirayā: free from decay/defect (nir-aya)
• nirayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• niṣkalā: partless, without divisions
• niṣkalā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kalā: power/portion/art
• kalā: Karta/Ādhāra of description (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Devī as the many-named Śakti: Tripurā enthroned within a yantric mandala, a subtle serpent-power (kuṇḍalinī) rising through lotuses, surrounded by a halo of epithets like a garland; Prabhāsa’s sea-breeze and temple lamps in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurā
• Tvaritā
• Kuṇḍalinī
• Sāṃkhya
• Caṇḍikā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is both the yogic inner power (Kuṇḍalinī) and the transcendent, attribute-less Supreme—uniting practice and realization.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where this hymn of names is situated within the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse supports meditative japa by presenting contemplative names (Tripurā, Kuṇḍalinī, niṣkalā).