Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच तं देवी संतुष्टा राजसत्तमम् । अलं क्लेशेन राजर्षे तुष्टाहं तव भक्तितः

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca taṃ devī saṃtuṣṭā rājasattamam | alaṃ kleśena rājarṣe tuṣṭāhaṃ tava bhaktitaḥ

Translation

แล้วเทวีผู้พอพระทัยตรัสแก่พระราชาผู้ประเสริฐว่า “พอแล้วด้วยความทุกข์ยาก โอ้ราชฤๅษี เราพอใจด้วยภักติของท่าน”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तदस् तसिल्)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then')

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संतुष्टा: pleased
• संतुष्टा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP/क्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (देवी) विशेषणम्

• राजसत्तमम्: the best of kings
• राजसत्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञां सत्तमः = best among kings)

• अलम्: enough (of)
• अलम्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक/निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'enough of')

• क्लेशेन: with hardship/affliction
• क्लेशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; हेतु/सहकारि-भाव

• राजर्षे: O royal sage
• राजर्षे: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राजा च ऋषिः च/राज्ञामृषिः)

• तुष्टा: pleased
• तुष्टा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: PPP/क्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (अहम्) स्त्रीवाच्यया देव्या उक्तिः

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषवाचक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• भक्तितः: because of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तसिल्
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb), हेत्वर्थे (because of)

Speaker

Devī (Bhairavī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhairavī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī Bhairavī manifests or speaks from the sanctum, her expression compassionate and regal; the king stands humbled, the atmosphere shifting from suffering to assurance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairavī
• Devī
• Rājarṣi (the king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti (devotion) is presented as the direct cause of divine pleasure and the ending of needless suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Goddess responds to worship performed there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription is given here; the verse highlights devotion as the effective spiritual force.