Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

नमस्ते विश्वरूपे च नमस्ते विश्वसंस्तुते । त्वं मतिस्त्वं धृतिः कांतिस्त्वं सुधा त्वं विभावरी

Transliteration

namaste viśvarūpe ca namaste viśvasaṃstute | tvaṃ matistvaṃ dhṛtiḥ kāṃtistvaṃ sudhā tvaṃ vibhāvarī

Translation

Поклон Тебе, чья форма — вселенная; поклон Тебе, воспеваемая всем миром. Ты — разумение, Ты — стойкость, Ты — красота; Ты — амрита, Ты — ночь.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• viśvarūpe: O universal-formed one
• viśvarūpe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय ('universal' + 'form')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namaḥ (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutatory particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन (Singular); (enclitic form)

• viśvasaṃstute: O universally praised one
• viśvasaṃstute: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃstuta (कृदन्त; sam-√stu (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष ('praised by all/the world')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• matiḥ: intelligence/mind
• matiḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness
• dhṛtiḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kāntiḥ: splendour
• kāntiḥ: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sudhā: nectar/ambrosia
• sudhā: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vibhāvarī: night
• vibhāvarī: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the Gods)

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Viśvarūpā)
• Sudhā
• Vibhāvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is praised as both cosmic totality and the inner virtues sustaining dharma and life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Arbuda-khaṇḍa sequence within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, linked to Arbuda’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional stuti (praise) using theological epithets that identify the Goddess with cosmic and ethical principles.