Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वाऽस्तुवन्देवाः स्तोत्रेणानेन सत्तम । जानुभ्यां धरणीं गत्वा शिरस्याधाय चांजलिम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā'stuvandevāḥ stotreṇānena sattama | jānubhyāṃ dharaṇīṃ gatvā śirasyādhāya cāṃjalim

Translation

ထိုသို့ဆိုပြီးနောက် နတ်တို့သည် ဤစတုတ္ထရဖြင့် (သူမကို) ချီးမွမ်းကြ၏၊ အို သီလဝါတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံး။ ဒူးထောက်ကာ မြေပြင်သို့ ဆင်း၍ လက်အုပ်ကို ခေါင်းပေါ်တင်ကြ၏။

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया (having done, prior action)

• अस्तुवन्: praised
• अस्तुवन्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन

• स्तोत्रेण: with a hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• सत्तम: O best (one)
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (तमतम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन; तमतम-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

• जानुभ्याम्: with (their) knees
• जानुभ्याम्: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); द्विवचन

• धरणीम्: the earth/ground
• धरणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया

• शिरसि: on (their) head
• शिरसि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• आधाय: having placed
• आधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकाले क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + धा (धातु) + ल्यप् (ल्यबन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले कृतक्रिया

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• अञ्जलिम्: folded hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator addressing a listener (sattama)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas complete their plea by chanting a hymn; they descend to their knees, touch the earth, and lift joined palms to the crown—an image of total surrender before Pārvatī.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True praise is joined with humility—stotra, kneeling, and añjali embody surrender and reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where even the gods perform formal acts of devotion to Devī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional protocol is described: stotra-recitation, kneeling/prostration, and holding añjali at the head.