Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । दैत्यसूदननामेति कथं तस्य प्रकीर्तितम् । कस्मिन्काले तु देवेश तन्मे विस्तरतो वद

Transliteration

devyuvāca | daityasūdananāmeti kathaṃ tasya prakīrtitam | kasminkāle tu deveśa tanme vistarato vada

Translation

ଦେବୀ କହିଲେ—ତାଙ୍କର ‘ଦୈତ୍ୟସୂଦନ’ ନାମ କିପରି ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲା? ଏବଂ କେଉଁ କାଳରେ, ହେ ଦେବେଶ, ଏହା ଘଟିଲା? ମୋତେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କୁହନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• दैत्यसूदन: (the name) ‘slayer of demons’
• दैत्यसूदन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + सूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निबन्धन-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• तस्य: of him/of it
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रकीर्तितम्: was proclaimed/was celebrated
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु) → प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• कस्मिन्: in which
• कस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of gods)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative 6th/4th), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ (in detail/at length)

• वद: tell/speak
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī, poised and inquisitive, addresses Īśvara in a sacred setting; her hand gesture indicates questioning; Īśvara sits composed, ready to narrate; the atmosphere signals the beginning of a māhātmya-kathā about Daityasūdana.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Daityasūdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma is transmitted through reverent inquiry—asking about divine names and their saving histories.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing discourse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, though this verse itself begins a name-origin narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a question initiating a māhātmya account.