Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सा सर्वाभरणोपेता सर्वलक्षणसंयुता । त्रैलोक्यमोहिनी देवी संजाताऽमृतमन्थने

Transliteration

sā sarvābharaṇopetā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā | trailokyamohinī devī saṃjātā'mṛtamanthane

Translation

เทวีองค์นั้นทรงประดับด้วยเครื่องอลังการทั้งปวง และเพียบพร้อมด้วยลักษณะมงคลทุกประการ เป็นผู้ลุ่มหลงสามโลก—ได้อุบัติขึ้นในคราวกวนเกษียรสมุทรเพื่ออมฤต

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्व-आभरण-उपेता: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-उपेता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त; इ/ए धातु उप-√इ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘उपेत’ = ‘endowed/possessed’; समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वैः आभरणैः उपेता’

• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुता: possessing all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-संयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु सम्-√युज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त (क्त) ‘संयुत’ = ‘endowed with’; समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘सर्वैः लक्षणैः संयुता’

• त्रै-लोक्य-मोहिनी: enchantress of the three worlds
• त्रै-लोक्य-मोहिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य मोहिनी)

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

• संजाता: arose/was born
• संजाता: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त) ‘संजात’ = ‘born/arisen’ (सम्-√जन्)

• अमृत-मन्थने: in the churning for nectar
• अमृत-मन्थने: Adhikarana (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अमृतस्य मन्थनम्)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant goddess emerges at the climax of the churning—fully ornamented, bearing all auspicious marks; devas and asuras freeze in enchantment; the ocean glows, Mandara and Vāsuki implied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Mohinī)
• Trailokya (three worlds)
• Amṛta-manthana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine manifestations can appear to restore cosmic order; enchantment is shown as a tool of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa), contributing to the sanctifying narrative fabric of the place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.