Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

नवमीं पूजयेद्देवीं सततं सर्वतोमुखीम् । मन्त्रेणानेन वै देवि उद्वयन्तमितीह वै

Transliteration

navamīṃ pūjayeddevīṃ satataṃ sarvatomukhīm | mantreṇānena vai devi udvayantamitīha vai

Translation

ସର୍ବତୋମୁଖୀ (ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗରେ ବିରାଜିତ) ନବମୀ ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ସଦା ପୂଜା କରିବ। ହେ ଦେବୀ, “ଉଦ୍ୱୟନ୍ତମ୍…” ରୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରିବ।

Word by Word

• नवमीम्: the Ninth (goddess/day)
• नवमीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• सर्वतोमुखीम्: facing all directions; all-faced
• सर्वतोमुखीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वतः+मुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वतः (avyaya) + मुखी (having faces on all sides)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Vacaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• देवि: O देवी
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• उद्वयन्तम्: rising; going upward
• उद्वयन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+वय् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacaka (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरणार्थक

• इह: here
• इह: Desha-adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Vacaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya instructional tone)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devi Navamī appears as Sarvatomukhī—faces or radiance oriented to all directions—while a devotee performs continuous worship with mantra; the shrine space is marked by the eight directions and protective symbols.

Characters & Entities

• Navamī Devī
• Sarvatomukhī Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine is present in every direction; constant remembrance makes worship all-encompassing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a field where such Devī worship yields sacred merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constant worship of Navamī/Sarvatomukhī using the mantra beginning “udvayantam…”.