Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

नमस्कृत्य तु तामूचुः सुरास्ते भयनाशनीम् । बलातिबलनामानौ हत्वा दैत्यौ महाबलौ । तेषां चैव महत्सैन्यं पाह्यतो महतो भयात्

Transliteration

namaskṛtya tu tāmūcuḥ surāste bhayanāśanīm | balātibalanāmānau hatvā daityau mahābalau | teṣāṃ caiva mahatsainyaṃ pāhyato mahato bhayāt

Translation

เหล่าเทพนอบน้อมแด่พระเทวีผู้ขจัดความหวาดกลัว แล้วกราบทูลว่า “เมื่อได้ปราบอสูรผู้มีกำลังยิ่งใหญ่ชื่อพลาติพละแล้ว บัดนี้โปรดคุ้มครองเราจากกองทัพมหึมาของพวกมัน โปรดช่วยให้พ้นจากความหวาดผวาอันใหญ่หลวงนี้”

Word by Word

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: कृ; पूर्वकर्म (having done)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सुराः इति)

• भयनाशनीम्: fear-destroying
• भयनाशनीम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + नाशनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: भयस्य नाशनी (destroyer of fear)

• बलातिबलनामानौ: named Bala and Atibala
• बलातिबलनामानौ: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल + अतिबल + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (दैत्यौ इति); समासार्थ: बलातिबल-नामानौ (named Bala and Atibala)

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: हन्

• दैत्यौ: the two demons
• दैत्यौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), द्विवचन

• महाबलौ: very mighty
• महाबलौ: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; विशेषण (दैत्यौ इति); महत् बलम् यस्य (very strong)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (सैन्यम् इति)

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पाहि: protect
• पाहि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अतः: from/therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात्-अर्थ (from/therefore)

• महतः: great
• महतः: Apādāna (Ablative source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (भयात् इति)

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods), addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas bow to the fear-dispelling Goddess and report: the demons Balātibala and Atibala are slain, yet their immense army advances; they beg her to shield them from the looming terror.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Devāḥ
• Balātibala (demons)
• Daityāḥ (demons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the powerful seek divine refuge; humility (namaskāra) and prayer align one with protective grace against overwhelming fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Purāṇa frames Devī’s protective power as part of the site’s sacred greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit vrata or dāna is given; the devotional act highlighted is namaskāra (obeisance) and supplication.