Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

देवि विश्वंभरे सर्वं तपः सुचरितं त्वया । मा शोकं कुरु कल्याणि भविष्यति तवेप्सितम्

Transliteration

devi viśvaṃbhare sarvaṃ tapaḥ sucaritaṃ tvayā | mā śokaṃ kuru kalyāṇi bhaviṣyati tavepsitam

Translation

“Hỡi Nữ Thần, Đấng nâng đỡ muôn loài, mọi khổ hạnh này nàng đã thực hành viên mãn. Đừng sầu muộn, bậc cát tường—điều nàng ước nguyện ắt sẽ thành.”

Word by Word

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — vocative singular

• विश्वंभरे: O Sustainer of the universe
• विश्वंभरे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वंभरा (प्रातिपदिक: विश्वम् + भरा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular; देवी-विशेषण/नाम

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with तपः; विशेषण

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — here: nominative singular (subject)

• सुचरितम्: well-performed
• सुचरितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचरित (प्रातिपदिक: सु + चरित)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — agreeing with तपः

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेधार्थक) — prohibitive particle used with imperative

• शोकम्: grief
• शोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — accusative singular

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "do" (with मा: "do not do")

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• कल्याणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — vocative singular

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — "will be"

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स् desiderative sense)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) used substantively; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular

Speaker

Śiva (Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical Naimiṣāraṇya audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Deva (or Śiva’s emissary/voice) consoles Devī addressed as Viśvambharā; Devī stands in tapas posture near the sea-coast of Prabhāsa, with sacred fires and austerity marks; the atmosphere is solemn yet hopeful.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Śiva)
• Dharitrī (Earth goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace confirms sincere effort: well-performed tapas is acknowledged and rewarded with reassurance and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva directly grants comfort and the promise of fulfillment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; the verse affirms the success of tapas and promises its fruit.