Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुता तदा देवी सर्वैः शक्रपुरोगमैः । प्रहृष्टवदना भूत्वा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह

Transliteration

evaṃ stutā tadā devī sarvaiḥ śakrapurogamaiḥ | prahṛṣṭavadanā bhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha

Translation

یوں اُس وقت شکر (اندَر) کی پیشوائی میں سب دیوتاؤں نے دیوی کی ستوتی کی؛ تب دیوی خوشی سے چہرہ روشن کیے ہوئے یہ کلمات بولی۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• stutā: praised
• stutā: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (धातु) + stuta (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of them)
• sarvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (देवाः-समूहवाचक), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śakra-purogamaiḥ: led by Indra
• śakra-purogamaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक; puraḥ + gama)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (with Indra in front/led by Indra)

• prahṛṣṭa-vadanā: with a delighted face
• prahṛṣṭa-vadanā: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; क्त from pra-√hṛṣ) + vadanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (delighted + faced)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• vākyam: speech/words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ha: indeed
• ha: Nipāta (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narrative voice within the Purāṇic passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After intense praise, the Devī’s face softens into a radiant smile; Indra and the devas stand in a respectful assembly as she begins to speak, the atmosphere shifting from fierce to gracious.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Indra (Śakra)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise (stuti) offered with devotion draws divine favor, and the deity responds with grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; it introduces the Goddess’s response after the gods’ hymn.