Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तस्योत्संगगता देवी तप्तकांचनसप्रभा । पूजितो योगिनीवृन्दैः साधकैः सुरकिन्नरैः

Transliteration

tasyotsaṃgagatā devī taptakāṃcanasaprabhā | pūjito yoginīvṛndaiḥ sādhakaiḥ surakinnaraiḥ

Translation

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਗੋਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਵੀ ਬੈਠੀ ਸੀ, ਤਪੇ ਸੋਨੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਕਾਂਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਮਕਦੀ; ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਯੋਗਿਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ, ਸਿੱਧ ਸਾਧਕਾਂ, ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਿੰਨਰਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੂਜਿਤ ਸਨ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उत्सङ्गगता: seated on the lap
• उत्सङ्गगता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सङ्ग-गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उत्सङ्गं गता)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तप्तकाञ्चनसप्रभा: having the luster of heated gold
• तप्तकाञ्चनसप्रभा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त-काञ्चन-स-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक; components: तप्त + काञ्चन + स + प्रभ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तप्तकाञ्चनस्य सदृशी प्रभा यस्याः)

• पूजितः: worshipped
• पूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित (कृदन्त; √पूज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• योगिनीवृन्दैः: by groups of yoginīs
• योगिनीवृन्दैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी-वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक; components: योगिनी + वृन्द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (योगिनीनां वृन्दैः)

• साधकैः: by practitioners
• साधकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सुरकिन्नरैः: by gods and kinnaras
• सुरकिन्नरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक; components: सुर + किन्नर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (सुराश्च किन्नराश्च)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style description)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Umā, glowing like molten gold, seated on Śiva’s lap (Umā-Maheśvara); surrounding them are circling Yoginīs, siddha-sādhakas, devas and kinnaras offering flowers, incense, and music in a celestial pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Yoginīs
• Suras
• Kinnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divinity is recognized and honored across all realms—by yogic adepts and celestial beings alike—signifying the supreme sanctity of the scene described in the Māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), presented in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa as a supremely sacred locale where divine manifestations are vividly encountered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes pūjā (worship/veneration) offered by Yoginīs, sādhakas, and celestial beings.