Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

एकविंशो मनुश्चायं कल्पे वाराहसंज्ञके । कल्पेकल्पे महादेवि भवेन्नामान्तरं तव

Transliteration

ekaviṃśo manuścāyaṃ kalpe vārāhasaṃjñake | kalpekalpe mahādevi bhavennāmāntaraṃ tava

Translation

ในกัลปะที่มีนามว่า “วราหะ” นี้ มนูองค์นี้เป็นองค์ที่ยี่สิบเอ็ด และในทุกกัลปะ โอ้มหาเทวี พระนามของพระองค์ย่อมแปรเปลี่ยนไป

Word by Word

• ekaviṃśaḥ: twenty-first
• ekaviṃśaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (संख्यावाचक: 'twenty-one')

• manuḥ: Manu
• manuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kalpe: in the aeon
• kalpe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vārāha-saṃjñake: called ‘Varāha’
• vārāha-saṃjñake: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नामधारक: 'having the name Varāha')

• kalpe: in each aeon
• kalpe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति: कल्पे कल्पे)

• kalpe: in each aeon
• kalpe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति)

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय ('great goddess')

• bhavet: would be / may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• nāma-antaram: another name
• nāma-antaram: Karta-predicative (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd; here predicate nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ('another name')

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: Śiva explains the twenty-first Manu in the Varāha kalpa and the changing names of Devī across kalpas; visualized as a cosmic scroll or lotus-calendar unfurling behind the divine couple.

Characters & Entities

• Varāha Kalpa
• Manu
• Devī
• Mahādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches that the One Goddess manifests under many names across epochs, while her essential divinity remains constant.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the wider māhātmya context; this verse emphasizes kalpa doctrine rather than a specific sub-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.