Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वां वरदे देवी लोकः संपूजयिष्यति । भेदेर्बहुविधाकारैः सर्वगां कामसाधनीम्

Transliteration

tatastvāṃ varade devī lokaḥ saṃpūjayiṣyati | bhederbahuvidhākāraiḥ sarvagāṃ kāmasādhanīm

Translation

ثم بعد ذلك، أيتها الإلهة واهبةَ النِّعَم، سيقوم العالم بعبادتك عبادةً تامّة—في صورٍ شتّى متمايزة—وأنتِ السارية في كل مكان، القادرة على إنجاز الرغبات.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थ-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• varade: O boon-giver
• varade: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वरं ददाति)

• devī: O Goddess
• devī: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• lokaḥ: the world/people
• lokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• saṃpūjayiṣyati: will worship fully
• saṃpūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु; पूजायाम्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhedeḥ: from (your) distinctions/manifestations
• bhedeḥ: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘भेदात्’ अर्थे (ablative)

• bahu-vidha-ākāraiḥ: with many kinds of forms
• bahu-vidha-ākāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘बहुविधाः आकाराः’ इति (कर्मधारय-भावार्थे, रूपतः तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला)

• sarvagām: all-pervading
• sarvagām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kāma-sādhanīm: fulfiller of desires
• kāma-sādhanīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक) → sādhani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘कामस्य साधनी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the victory and naming, the world worships the boon-giving Goddess in many differentiated forms, present everywhere and fulfilling desires.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Varadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s grace operates through countless forms; sincere worship connects devotees to her all-pervading presence and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse supports pan-Indian Devī worship across varied forms and locales.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General prescription of saṃpūjā (full worship) of Devī, acknowledging her many forms.