Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

इंद्रस्तस्यै ददौ वज्रं स्वपाशं च जलेश्वरः । शक्तिं च भगवानग्निः सिंहयानं धनाधिपः

Transliteration

iṃdrastasyai dadau vajraṃ svapāśaṃ ca jaleśvaraḥ | śaktiṃ ca bhagavānagniḥ siṃhayānaṃ dhanādhipaḥ

Translation

อินทร์ประทานวัชระแก่เธอ; เจ้าแห่งน้ำนั้นประทานบาศของตน; พระอัคนีผู้เป็นภควานประทานศักติอาวุธ; และท้าวธนาธิปประทานสิงห์เป็นพาหนะ

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वज्रम्: thunderbolt
• वज्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• स्वपाशम्: his own noose
• स्वपाशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + पाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (स्वः पाशः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• जलेश्वरः: the lord of waters (Varuṇa)
• जलेश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जलस्य ईश्वरः)

• शक्तिम्: a spear/śakti weapon
• शक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• भगवान्: the revered/lordly
• भगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सिंहयानम्: a lion-vehicle
• सिंहयानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह + यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सिंहस्य यानम् / सिंह-आश्रितं यानम्)

• धनाधिपः: the lord of wealth (Kubera)
• धनाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनस्य अधिपः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (Devī-āyudha-pradāna episode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas approach the radiant Devī in a semicircle: Indra offers the vajra, Varuṇa extends a noose, Agni presents a blazing spear-like śakti, and Kubera grants a lion mount; the Devī stands towering, accepting with serene authority.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Varuṇa (Jaleśvara)
• Agni
• Kubera (Dhanādhipa)
• Vajra
• Pāśa
• Śakti (weapon)
• Siṃha (lion mount)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order supports Śakti: divine powers unite to equip the Goddess for protecting dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is embedded in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Arbuda sacred-region) narrative cycle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse describes the bestowal of divine weapons and insignia.