Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

प्रसादसुमुखीमंबां लीलारसविहारिणीम् । लसत्कुरबकाशोकपुन्नागनवचंपकैः

Transliteration

prasādasumukhīmaṃbāṃ līlārasavihāriṇīm | lasatkurabakāśokapunnāganavacaṃpakaiḥ

Translation

Ang Ina, may mapagpala at maningning na mukha—naglalaro sa ligaya ng banal na lila—kumikinang sa gitna ng mga bulaklak na kurabaka, aśoka, punnāga, at sariwang campaka.

Word by Word

• प्रसादसुमुखीम्: graceful and fair-faced
• प्रसादसुमुखीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + सुमुखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• अम्बाम्: the Mother (Goddess)
• अम्बाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लीलारसविहारिणीम्: sporting in the flavor of play
• लीलारसविहारिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक) + विहारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/√विहृ विहरणे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• लसत्कुरबक: with shining kurabaka flowers
• लसत्कुरबक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लसत् (कृदन्त; √लस् लसँ दीप्तौ) + कुरबक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समस्ते ‘...कैः’ इति); ‘लसत्’ इति वर्तमानकृदन्तं विशेषणरूपेण

• अशोक: with aśoka flowers
• अशोक: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समुच्चयेन)

• पुन्नाग: with punnāga flowers
• पुन्नाग: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुन्नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समुच्चयेन)

• नवचम्पकैः: with fresh campaka flowers
• नवचम्पकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणपूर्वपदसमासः

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī with a radiant, gracious face, moving in playful divine delight amid a fragrant grove: kurabaka and aśoka blossoms, punnāga and fresh campaka flowers glowing around her.

Characters & Entities

• Ambā (Devī/Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s grace is approachable and joy-giving; her līlā is contemplated as the sweetness that sustains devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse uses temple-garden imagery common to many Devī kṣetras.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Meditative visualization of Devī’s serene face and her presence amid auspicious flowers.