Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

जलधीनां महावेला त्वं च लीला विलासिनाम् । संभूतिस्त्वं पदार्थानां स्थितिस्त्वं लोकपालिनी

Transliteration

jaladhīnāṃ mahāvelā tvaṃ ca līlā vilāsinām | saṃbhūtistvaṃ padārthānāṃ sthitistvaṃ lokapālinī

Translation

أنتِ الشاطئُ العظيمُ للمحيطات، وأنتِ «ليلا»؛ بهجةُ اللعب الإلهي لمن يمرحون في السرور. أنتِ نشوءُ الأشياء كلّها، وأنتِ ثباتُها واستقرارُها—يا حارسةَ العوالم.

Word by Word

• जलधीनाम्: of the oceans
• जलधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• महावेला: great shore/tide-line
• महावेला: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘महती वेला’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• लीला: play, sport
• लीला: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विलासिनाम्: of the playful ones
• विलासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• सम्भूतिः: origin, coming-into-being
• सम्भूतिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• पदार्थानाम्: of entities/things
• पदार्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पदानाम् अर्थाः’ (entities/objects)

• स्थितिः: continuance, stability
• स्थितिः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhana/Prathamā (Addressed entity; subject-equivalent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st)

• लोकपालिनी: protector of the world
• लोकपालिनी: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘लोकस्य पालिनी’

Speaker

Devotees/praisers addressing Niśādevī (Night Goddess), within Sūta’s narration to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa framing).

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic seashore: towering waves halted by an invisible boundary while the Devī stands as lokapālinī; nearby, celestial beings dance in līlā; below, sprouts of creation rise and settle into stable forms.

Characters & Entities

• Niśādevī
• Līlā
• Lokapālinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Feminine is praised as both the source of manifestation and the sustaining power that protects the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on cosmic praise (stuti) within the Kaumārikā narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it functions as a hymn of praise used for devotion and contemplation.