Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

आर्ये भद्रे विशालाक्षि नमस्ते लोकसुन्दरि । त्वं रतिस्त्वं धृतिस्त्वं श्रीस्त्वं स्वाहा त्वं सुधा सती

Transliteration

ārye bhadre viśālākṣi namaste lokasundari | tvaṃ ratistvaṃ dhṛtistvaṃ śrīstvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ sudhā satī

Translation

“အာရျမ၊ ဘဒ္ဒရမ၊ မျက်လုံးကျယ်ဝန်းသော မယ်တော်—လောကတို့၏ အလှတရားမ၊ သင့်အား နမස්ကာရ။ သင်သည် ရတိ (ပျော်ရွှင်ချစ်ခြင်း) ဖြစ်၏; သင်သည် ဓృతိ (တည်ကြည်ခိုင်မာမှု) ဖြစ်၏; သင်သည် ශ්ရီ (ကံကောင်းသီရိ) ဖြစ်၏; သင်သည် စွာဟာ ဖြစ်၏; သင်သည် စုဓာ (အမృత) ဖြစ်၏—အို စတီမ။”

Word by Word

• आर्ये: O noble lady
• आर्ये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• भद्रे: O auspicious one
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन

• विशालाक्षि: O large-eyed (one)
• विशालाक्षि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विशाले अक्षिणी यस्याः = she who has large eyes)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriyā-artha (Salutation formula/नमस्कारार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थ

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (enclitic)

• लोकसुन्दरि: O beauty of the world
• लोकसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य सुन्दरी = beauty of the world)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun used as subject)

• रतिः: Rati / delight
• रतिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

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

• धृतिः: steadfastness
• धृतिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

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

• श्रीः: Śrī / prosperity
• श्रीः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

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

• स्वाहा: Svāhā
• स्वाहा: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; देवीनाम (name/ritual exclamation used as noun)

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

• सुधा: nectar
• सुधा: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• सती: Satī / the virtuous one
• सती: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक; सत्-धातोः स्त्रीलिङ्ग कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī appears as Lokasundarī—radiant, wide-eyed, richly adorned—while symbolic attendants embody Rati, Dhṛti, Śrī, Svāhā (as a flame-tongued offering goddess), and Sudhā (as a nectar vessel).

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Satī
• Svāhā
• Śrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All auspicious powers—joy, perseverance, prosperity, sacrificial efficacy, and life-giving nectar—are rooted in Devī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where Devī is praised as the source of worldly and spiritual auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The mention of Svāhā points to yajña (fire-offering) theology, though no direct instruction is given.