Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

तव देवि ममापीह नास्ति चैवांतरं प्रिये । सर्वं चैव सुरेशानि यथावत्कथयाम्यहम्

Transliteration

tava devi mamāpīha nāsti caivāṃtaraṃ priye | sarvaṃ caiva sureśāni yathāvatkathayāmyaham

Translation

ହେ ଦେବୀ, ହେ ପ୍ରିୟେ! ଏଠାରେ ତୁମ ଓ ମୋ ମଧ୍ୟରେ କୌଣସି ଅନ୍ତର ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ, ହେ ସୁରେଶାନୀ, ସବୁକିଛି ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଭାବେ ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ କହିବି।

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अन्तरम्: difference/interval
• अन्तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (प्रियā-सम्बोधनरूपम्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुरेशानि: O queen/lady of the gods
• सुरेशानि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईशानी (प्रातिपदिक; सुर + ईशानी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईशानी)

• यथावत्: properly, as it is
• यथावत्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly/as it is)

• कथयामि: I narrate/tell
• कथयामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Sureśānī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, composed and authoritative, reassures Devī of their non-difference and begins a formal exposition; the scene shifts from intimate stuti to structured teaching, with scroll-like or mantra-like motifs indicating ‘kathana’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Because Śiva and Śakti are non-different, the highest teaching can be transmitted in full confidence and intimacy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching sacred setting, where teachings about dharma and sacred secrets are framed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; it introduces an authoritative disclosure of teachings.