Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कोटियोजनविस्तीर्णं सदामृतमयं शुभम् । तत्राहूय महादेवि प्रतीहारं सुमेधसम्

Transliteration

koṭiyojanavistīrṇaṃ sadāmṛtamayaṃ śubham | tatrāhūya mahādevi pratīhāraṃ sumedhasam

Translation

“Rộng lớn đến hàng ức yojana, luôn tràn đầy cam lộ và điềm lành—tại đó, hỡi Mahādevī, ngài triệu gọi vị giữ cửa (pratīhāra) hiền trí.”

Word by Word

• koṭi-yojana-vistīrṇam: spread over a crore yojanas
• koṭi-yojana-vistīrṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + yojana (प्रातिपदिक) + vistīrṇa (कृदन्त; √stṛ/स्तृ "to spread" + vi-; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष (कोटियोजनैः विस्तीर्णम् = koṭi-yojanas in extent)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• amṛta-mayam: made of nectar
• amṛta-mayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अमृतस्य मयम् = made of nectar)

• śubham: auspicious
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• āhūya: having summoned
• āhūya: Kriyā-samānādhikaraṇa (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √hū (धातु) + ā-; ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/gerund)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): ‘having summoned/called’

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• pratīhāram: the chamberlain/door-keeper
• pratīhāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sumedhasam: very intelligent
• sumedhasam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रत्ययार्थ) + medhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतीहारम् विशेषयति)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic vision of Candraloka—immense, auspicious, nectar-like—where Candra calls forth a wise doorkeeper to coordinate the next steps.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Candra-loka (implied setting)
• Pratīhāra (doorkeeper)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic sacred history frames ritual action within a vast, auspicious cosmos where divine order and service roles are honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa Kṣetra; directly the verse describes Candra-loka as part of the narrative leading back to Prabhāsa worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive, setting the scene for organizing attendants and materials.