Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

देव्या सह महादेवि प्रहृष्टेनांतरात्मना । अद्यापि अयने प्राप्ते उत्तरे दक्षिणेऽपि वा

Transliteration

devyā saha mahādevi prahṛṣṭenāṃtarātmanā | adyāpi ayane prāpte uttare dakṣiṇe'pi vā

Translation

“大女神啊，直至今日——当北行或南行之至（日行转折）到来之时——我仍与女神同来，内心欢悦。”

Word by Word

• देव्या: with the goddess
• देव्या: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/साकं-योगे), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहकारक-प्रयोग); preposition-like indeclinable

• महादेवि: O great goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महा + देवी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• प्रहृष्टेन: delighted
• प्रहृष्टेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with अन्तरात्मना

• अन्तरात्मना: with (my) inner self/heart
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्तर् + आत्मन्), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अद्यापि: even today, still
• अद्यापि: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय-द्वय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक + अव्यय-निपात); 'even today/still'

• अयने: in the solstice/course (of the sun)
• अयने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• प्राप्ते: when (it is) arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative absolute with अयने

• उत्तरे: northern
• उत्तरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अयने) विशेषणम्

• दक्षिणे: southern
• दक्षिणे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (अयने) विशेषणम्

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ); particle 'also/even'

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक); disjunctive particle

Speaker

Unclear from snippet (context suggests Śiva speaking within the Gaurīśvara narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī/Gaurī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva speaks to Devī, describing his continued arrival at Prabhāsa at the solstices; the landscape suggests a coastal sacred field with temple silhouettes and pilgrims gathering at a calendrical turning-point.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Gaurī)
• Mahādevī
• Uttarāyaṇa
• Dakṣiṇāyaṇa
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (ayana/solstice) is portrayed as a recurring doorway when divine presence and kṣetra-merit become especially accessible.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, in the continuing account of Gaurī’s sacred place and Gaurīśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance aligned with uttarāyaṇa and dakṣiṇāyaṇa is implied, suggesting special visitation or worship at solstices.