Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

मया या कथिता तुभ्यमुमा नाम कला शुभा । सा सती प्रोच्यते देवि दक्षस्य दुहिता पुरा

Transliteration

mayā yā kathitā tubhyamumā nāma kalā śubhā | sā satī procyate devi dakṣasya duhitā purā

Translation

我曾向你述说的那吉祥的神圣分德，名为乌玛（Umā）；噢女神，她亦被称为萨蒂（Satī），昔日曾是达克沙（Dakṣa）之女。

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; (Instrumental singular of 1st person pronoun)

• या: who/which
• या: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Relative pronoun, nominative singular feminine)

• कथिता: told/related
• कथिता: Karma (Object/Predicate complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (past passive participle: ‘told’)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; (Dative singular of 2nd person pronoun)

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Proper noun)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/Name-marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning ‘by name/called’)

• कला: portion/aspect
• कला: Karta (Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (nominative singular)

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘कला’)

• सा: she/that
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (demonstrative pronoun)

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (Proper name/title ‘Satī’)

• प्रोच्यते: is called
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान); कर्मणि-प्रयोग; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; (is called/said)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (vocative)

• दक्षस्य: of Dakṣa
• दक्षस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; (genitive singular)

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (nominative singular)

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Śiva-Śakti sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘devi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator addresses the Goddess, revealing that the auspicious ‘kalā’ called Umā is in truth Satī, Dakṣa’s daughter; a subtle overlay of two identities in one radiant feminine form.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Satī
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is one continuous divine reality, manifesting through successive forms (Satī and Umā) for cosmic purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking the site’s sanctity with Goddess-lore around Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given; the verse clarifies identity and lineage of the Goddess.