Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदे मथ्यमाने तु दैवतैर्दानवैरपि । रत्नानि जज्ञिरे तत्र चतुर्द्दशमितानि वै

Transliteration

kṣīrode mathyamāne tu daivatairdānavairapi | ratnāni jajñire tatra caturddaśamitāni vai

Translation

Apabila Samudra Susu dikacau oleh para dewa dan juga para Dānava, maka di sana lahirlah sesungguhnya empat belas ratna (khazanah) yang mulia.

Word by Word

• क्षीरोदे: in the Milk Ocean
• क्षीरोदे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — क्षीरस्य उदः/उदधिः (milk-ocean)

• मथ्यमाने: while being churned
• मथ्यमाने: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मथ् (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दैवतैः: by the gods
• दैवतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• दानवैः: by the demons (Dānavas)
• दानवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• रत्नानि: gems/treasures
• रत्नानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जज्ञिरे: were born/arose
• जज्ञिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषणम्; द्वन्द्वसमासः (चतुर्+दश = 14)

• मितानि: measured/numbered (as)
• मितानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle used adjectivally), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘रत्नानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and Dānavas churn the Kṣīroda with Mandara as the churning rod and Vāsuki as the rope; luminous ratnas rise in sequence from foaming milk-ocean, with celestial light and conch-like waves.

Characters & Entities

• Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Caturdaśa Ratna (14 treasures)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great boons and ‘treasures’ arise from strenuous churning—symbolizing disciplined effort and the cosmic cooperation/contest that yields dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya; it supports Śiva’s emblem (the Moon) whose significance is celebrated in the Prabhāsa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the mythic origin context.