Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्याश्च भक्त्या व्रतभाविताया मुनेस्तपोयोगसमाधिना च । तुष्टा भवानी जगदेकमाता प्रादुर्बभूवा कृतसांद्रमूर्तिः

Transliteration

tasyāśca bhaktyā vratabhāvitāyā munestapoyogasamādhinā ca | tuṣṭā bhavānī jagadekamātā prādurbabhūvā kṛtasāṃdramūrtiḥ

Translation

لَمّا سُرَّت بهافاني، أمُّ الكون الواحدة، بتعبّدها الذي نضج بالعهود المقدّسة، وبنسكِ الحكيم وممارسته لليوغا وغوصه في السَّمادهي العميق، تجلّت لهما في هيئةٍ مكتملةٍ كثيفةٍ محسوسة.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठीविभक्तिः (Genitive, 6th), एकवचनम् (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/and)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचनम्

• व्रतभावितायाः: of (her) who was sanctified/imbued by vows
• व्रतभावितायाः: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + भावित (कृदन्त; √भू/√भाव्, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठीविभक्तिः (Genitive, 6th), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणम् (past passive participle)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठीविभक्तिः (Genitive, 6th), एकवचनम्

• तपोयोगसमाधिना: by austerity, yoga, and samādhi
• तपोयोगसमाधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक) + समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (collective dvandva)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/and)

• तुष्टा: pleased
• तुष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष्, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative, 1st), एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (PPP)

• भवानी: Bhavānī (Pārvatī)
• भवानी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• जगदेकमाता: the sole mother of the world
• जगदेकमाता: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ ekā mātā)

• प्रादुर्बभूव: appeared, manifested
• प्रादुर्बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कृतसांद्रमूर्तिः: (she) whose form was made dense/solid
• कृतसांद्रमूर्तिः: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ, क्त) + सान्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणपूर्वपद-तत्पुरुषः (having a form made dense/solid)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene hermitage scene: a sage in yogic stillness and a vow-observing maiden; Bhavānī, Jagadekamātā, manifests before them in a fully tangible, radiant form—compassionate yet awe-inspiring.

Characters & Entities

• Bhavānī
• Jagadekamātā (Universal Mother)
• Muni (sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When devotion is strengthened by vrata, and spiritual effort is deepened through tapas, yoga, and samādhi, divine grace becomes directly manifest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on the mahātmya of disciplined devotion culminating in Devī’s darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata (religious vow/observance) is highlighted, alongside yogic discipline and samādhi as supporting spiritual practices.