Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । कलिंगेन वयं देवि निरस्ताः संगरे मुहुः । तेन व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | kaliṃgena vayaṃ devi nirastāḥ saṃgare muhuḥ | tena vyāptamidaṃ sarvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram

Translation

Chư thiên thưa: Ôi Nữ Thần, chúng con nhiều lần bị Kaliṅga đẩy lùi trong chiến trận. Bởi hắn, tất cả nơi đây—trọn cả ba cõi, gồm mọi loài động và bất động—đều bị tràn ngập chiếm cứ.

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• kaliṃgena: by Kaliṅga
• kaliṃgena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaliṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 1st person pronoun

• devi: O देवी
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• nirastāḥ: defeated, driven away
• nirastāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nis-ṛ (ऋ धातु) / nir-as (अस्/अस्-प्रयोग) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘driven away/defeated’ (वयम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• saṃgare: in battle
• saṃgare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• muhuḥ: again and again
• muhuḥ: Sambandha (Frequency/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muhuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनःपुनर्वाचक अव्यय (adverb: repeatedly)

• tena: by him/thereby
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; निर्देशात्मक सर्वनाम

• vyāptam: pervaded
• vyāptam: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-āp (आप् धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत (क्त) कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘pervaded’

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; निर्देशात्मक सर्वनाम

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘all/entire’ (इदम्/त्रैलोक्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sa: with
• sa: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: सहभाववाचक अव्यय (prefix-like particle ‘with’)

• carācaram: (all) moving and unmoving (beings)
• carācaram: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (चरं च अचरं च)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, humbled, narrate their repeated defeats by Kaliṅga; the Devī listens, poised to act; the background suggests the three worlds under shadow.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Devas
• Kaliṅga
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma overwhelms the worlds, divine help is sought through humble petition to the Goddess who restores balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a narrative crisis within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a specific tīrtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of distress and a request for protection.