Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तत्त्वावरणमध्ये तु तत्राद्या त्वं प्रतिष्ठिता । साऽवतीर्यांडमध्ये तु मया सार्द्धं वरानने

Transliteration

tattvāvaraṇamadhye tu tatrādyā tvaṃ pratiṣṭhitā | sā'vatīryāṃḍamadhye tu mayā sārddhaṃ varānane

Translation

Sesungguhnya, di tengah-tengah selubung prinsip-prinsip (tattva), engkau, Yang Purba, teguh bersemayam di sana. Lalu engkau turun ke dalam telur kosmik, datang bersama-sama denganku, wahai yang berwajah jelita.

Word by Word

• तत्त्वावरणमध्ये: in the midst of the covering of principles (tattvas)
• तत्त्वावरणमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + आवरण + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

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

• आद्या: primordial; first
• आद्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठिता: are established/placed
• प्रतिष्ठिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सा: she (you)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• अवतीर्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + तॄ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त-अव्ययीभावरूप (Gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• अण्डमध्ये: in the middle of the cosmic egg
• अण्डमध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्ड + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय

• मया: with/by me
• मया: Sahakari/Agent (With me/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable meaning 'together with')

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Ādyā/Śakti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī is shown established within concentric layers representing tattvas/āvaraṇas; Śiva and Devī together descend into a luminous cosmic egg, suggesting creation as a sacred descent.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Tattvas
• Āṇḍa (cosmic egg)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The descent into manifestation involves veiling; liberation requires recognizing the Primordial Divine beyond tattva-coverings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tying cosmic teaching to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse is doctrinal, explaining cosmological descent and veiling.