Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अथोवाच मुनिस्तत्र महिषं दानवेश्वरम् । कन्यारत्नं समुत्पन्नं जंबूद्वीपे महासुर

Transliteration

athovāca munistatra mahiṣaṃ dānaveśvaram | kanyāratnaṃ samutpannaṃ jaṃbūdvīpe mahāsura

Translation

แล้วฤๅษีกล่าว ณ ที่นั้นแก่ มหิษะ เจ้าแห่งทานวะว่า “โอ้มหาอสูร ในชมพูทวีปได้บังเกิดกุมารีดุจรัตนะ”

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• mahiṣam: Mahiṣa
• mahiṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dānava-īśvaram: lord of the Dānavas
• dānava-īśvaram: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दानवानाम् ईश्वरः) विशेषण (mahiṣam)

• kanyā-ratnam: a jewel-like maiden
• kanyā-ratnam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (रत्नरूपा कन्या)

• samutpannam: arisen/produced
• samutpannam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ut-panna (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+उत्+पद्/पद्-धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (kanyāratnam)

• jaṃbū-dvīpe: in Jambūdvīpa
• jaṃbū-dvīpe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaṃbū (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग (जम्बूनामकः द्वीपः)

• mahā-asura: O great asura
• mahā-asura: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-प्रातिपदिक) + asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् असुरः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied destination of ensuing action)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada (or a sage) addresses Mahiṣa, the daitya/dānava lord, in a darkly splendid asura court; the announcement of a 'kanyā-ratna' is delivered like a fateful proclamation.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mahiṣa (Mahiṣāsura)
• Jambūdvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often test power through temptation; the rise of a ‘kanyā-ratna’ becomes a catalyst revealing inner virtue or vice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra as the narrative hub, while Jambūdvīpa is invoked as the broader cosmic geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is a narrative announcement.