Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
महातलं चास्य गुल्फौ जंघे चापि तलातलम् । सुतलं जानुनी चास्य ऊरू च वितलातले
Transliteration
mahātalaṃ cāsya gulphau jaṃghe cāpi talātalam | sutalaṃ jānunī cāsya ūrū ca vitalātale
Translation
ويُقال إن «مَهاتالا» (Mahātala) عند كاحليه؛ و«تَلاتالا» (Talātala) في ساقيه؛ و«سوتالا» (Sutala) عند ركبتيه؛ و«فيتالا» (Vitala) في فخذيه.
Word by Word
mahātalamMahātala (netherworld)
mahātalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + तलम् (कर्मधारय)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
asyaof him/its
asya:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)
gulphau(the two) ankles
gulphau:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgulpha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
jaṅghe(the two) shanks/legs
jaṅghe:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootjaṅghā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-प्रयोग (particle: also/even)
talātalamTalātala (netherworld)
talātalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottalātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—तल + अतलम् (कर्मधारय)
sutalamSutala (netherworld)
sutalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsutala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—सु + तलम् (कर्मधारय)
jānunī(the two) knees
jānunī:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootjānu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
asyaof him/its
asya:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)
ūrū(the two) thighs
ūrū:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootūru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
vitalātalein Vitalātala (netherworld)
vitalātale:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvitalātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; समासः—वितल + अतलम् (कर्मधारय)
Speaker
Devas (collective stuti)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A towering Virāṭ form standing in stillness; the lower limbs subtly inscribed with the names Mahātala, Talātala, Sutala, Vitala, suggesting the underworlds as sacred anatomy.
Characters & Entities
V
Virāṭ (cosmic form) (implied)M
MahātalaT
TalātalaS
SutalaV
VitalaFAQs
Purāṇic cosmology teaches unity: diverse realms are limbs of a single divine reality.
None; this is a cosmographic description, not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.