Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

उमापि तत्र पार्श्वस्था सर्वदेवैस्तु संस्तुता । नन्दी च गणनाथो यो देवदेवस्य शूलिनः

Transliteration

umāpi tatra pārśvasthā sarvadevaistu saṃstutā | nandī ca gaṇanātho yo devadevasya śūlinaḥ

Translation

乌玛亦在彼处侍立于其侧，为诸天所赞颂；那提亦在——乃诸神之神、执三叉戟者（修林）之伽那众的统领。

Word by Word

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (there)

• पार्श्वस्था: standing at the side
• पार्श्वस्था: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पार्श्वे स्थिता)

• सर्व-देवैः: by all the gods
• सर्व-देवैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• संस्तुता: praised
• संस्तुता: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तु (धातु) → संस्तुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि कृदन्त (क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; (finite sense) 'praised'

• नन्दी: Nandī
• नन्दी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction: 'and')

• गण-नाथः: lord of the gaṇas
• गण-नाथः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणानां नाथः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• देव-देवस्य: of the God of gods
• देव-देवस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (देवः देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• शूलिनः: of the trident-bearer (Śiva)
• शूलिनः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous Śaiva court at Prabhāsa: Umā standing at Śiva’s side, gods offering stuti, and Nandī as gaṇanātha stationed in vigilant devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Umā
• Nandī
• Śiva (Śūlin, Deva-deva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse emphasizes Śiva’s living presence at the tīrtha together with His śakti (Umā) and attendants, making the place especially worthy of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where Śiva’s divine household and gaṇas are described as present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it supports the practice of darśana and pūjā by highlighting the deities’ presence.