Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यस्मात्कालीत्यहं प्रोक्ता त्वया शंभोऽतिविप्लवात् । तस्माद्यास्यामि गौरीति भविष्यामि च यत्र हि

Transliteration

yasmātkālītyahaṃ proktā tvayā śaṃbho'tiviplavāt | tasmādyāsyāmi gaurīti bhaviṣyāmi ca yatra hi

Translation

“โอ้ศัมภู! ในคราวอันไม่สมควรยิ่ง ท่านเรียกเราว่า ‘กาลี’ เพราะเหตุนั้นเราจักจากไป และ ณ ที่ใดที่เราตั้งมั่น ที่นั่นเราจักเป็นที่รู้จักนามว่า ‘คาวรี’”

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because of which/from which
• यस्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतु-अर्थे

• काली: “Kālī”
• काली: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; इति-उद्धरणे

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: was called/was said (to be)
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे (passive sense)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• शंभो: O Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• अतिविप्लवात्: due to great upheaval/confusion
• अतिविप्लवात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + विप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेतु-अर्थे

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तस्मात् = therefore

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गौरी: “Gaurī”
• गौरी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; इति-उद्धरणे

• इति: thus/‘as’
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• भविष्यामि: I shall become
• भविष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal)

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Gaurī-sthāna implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śiva (Śambhu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess declares a fierce vow: rejecting the epithet ‘Kālī’ spoken in impropriety, she resolves to depart and become ‘Gaurī’ at the very spot where she will stand—words crystallizing into destiny.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Kālī
• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine transformation sanctifies geography: Devī’s resolve turns a personal episode into a kṣetra’s enduring spiritual identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is implied as the chosen place where Devī will be established as Gaurī and worship will flourish.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; the verse announces Devī’s resolve that will culminate in installation and worship.