Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

क्रीडामि क्रीडया देवि त्वया सार्द्धं वरानने । त्वं धृतिर्धारिणी लक्ष्मीः कांता मत्प्रकृतिर्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

krīḍāmi krīḍayā devi tvayā sārddhaṃ varānane | tvaṃ dhṛtirdhāriṇī lakṣmīḥ kāṃtā matprakṛtirdhruvam

Translation

హే దేవి, హే వరాననే! నేను నీతో కలిసి క్రీడారూపంగా క్రీడించుచున్నాను. నీవే ధృతి, ధారణశక్తి, లక్ష్మి, నా ప్రియకాంత—నిశ్చయంగా నా ధ్రువ ప్రకృతి.

Word by Word

• krīḍāmi: I play
• krīḍāmi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √krīḍ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• krīḍayā: with play/sport
• krīḍayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krīḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Sahakari (Co-agent/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• sārddham: together (with)
• sārddham: Sambandha (Association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārddham (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb/preposition: together with)

• varānane: O fair-faced one
• varānane: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः = वरम् आननम् यस्याः सा

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

• dhṛtiḥ: steadfastness
• dhṛtiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• dhāriṇī: the bearer/supporter
• dhāriṇī: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक; √dhṛ (धातु) + णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• lakṣmīḥ: Lakshmi, fortune
• lakṣmīḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• kāntā: beloved
• kāntā: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāntā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम

• matprakṛtiḥ: my nature
• matprakṛtiḥ: Pradhana-predicative (Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad + prakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः = मम प्रकृतिः

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारेण अव्ययीभूतम्); निश्चयार्थक (certainly)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Śiva-Śakti identification in Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord speaks tenderly to the Devī, describing her as Dhṛti and Lakṣmī, his beloved Prakṛti; the scene suggests a sacred grove or temple precinct in Prabhāsa, suffused with calm radiance and playful intimacy.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī
• Lakṣmī
• Prakṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The universe is sustained through divine play; Devī as Prakṛti is the strength, support, and auspicious prosperity of existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya context in which this praise of Śiva-Śakti līlā is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit vrata or dāna is stated in this verse.