Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

प्रशास्मि राज्यं देवेशि शाश्वते भक्तवत्सले । अजरश्चामरश्चैव यतो दैत्यः सुरेश्वरि

Transliteration

praśāsmi rājyaṃ deveśi śāśvate bhaktavatsale | ajaraścāmaraścaiva yato daityaḥ sureśvari

Translation

女神啊，诸天之主，永恒者、怜悯信众者，我得以治理我的国度。正因你的威力，天众之王后啊，名为阿阇罗与阿摩罗的魔族被制伏而失其势。

Word by Word

• praśāsmi: I rule/govern
• praśāsmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √śās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rājyam: kingdom, sovereignty
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• deveśi: O mistress of the gods
• deveśi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśī/īśa (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशी)

• śāśvate: O eternal one
• śāśvate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhaktavatsale: O one affectionate to devotees
• bhaktavatsale: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta + vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तानाम् वत्सला)

• ajaraḥ: ageless
• ajaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• amaraḥ: immortal
• amaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• yataḥ: because, since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (because/since)

• daityaḥ: the Daitya (demon)
• daityaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• sureśvari: O queen of the gods
• sureśvari: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

Speaker

Sahasrākṣa (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra proclaims his rule and credits the Devī’s power for neutralizing the daityas Ajara and Amara; devas appear reassured, the Devī serene and formidable.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Ajara (Daitya)
• Amara (Daitya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kingship and worldly order are upheld when aligned with devotion and the protective grace of the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda (Mount Abu) sacred region within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha-mahātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it functions as a devotional praise (stuti) highlighting Devī’s power.