Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

श्रीमाता तिष्ठते यत्र पर्वतेर्बुदसंज्ञके । दूतं च प्रेषयामास तमुवाच नराधिपः

Transliteration

śrīmātā tiṣṭhate yatra parvaterbudasaṃjñake | dūtaṃ ca preṣayāmāsa tamuvāca narādhipaḥ

Translation

Sa pook na tinitirhan ni Śrīmātā—sa bundok na tinatawag na Arbuda—ang narādhipa, ang hari ng mga tao, ay nagsugo at nagsalita sa kanya nang ganito.

Word by Word

• śrīmātā: Śrīmātā (proper name)
• śrīmātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrīmātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tiṣṭhate: stands; remains
• tiṣṭhate: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धाातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्धबोधक-स्थानवाचक (relative adverb: where)

• parvate: on the mountain
• parvate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• arbuda-saṃjñake: named Arbuda
• arbuda-saṃjñake: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: arbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃjñaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• dūtam: a messenger
• dūtam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• preṣayāmāsa: sent
• preṣayāmāsa: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: preṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; causative sense implied by stem (प्रेषय-)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• narādhipaḥ: the king (lord of men)
• narādhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Pulastya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred mountain labeled Arbuda rises; upon it, Śrīmātā is envisioned as present and radiant. Below, a ruler/kingly figure dispatches a messenger, gesturing toward the mountain as he speaks.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā (Devī)
• Arbuda (mountain)
• Dūta (messenger)
• Narādhipa (king/leader, contextually Bāṣkali)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are marked by divine presence; the narrative emphasizes the Goddess’s abiding power in a specific holy geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda mountain, presented as the dwelling-place of Śrīmātā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is mentioned; the verse sets the scene for the messenger’s mission.