Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

इयमेव च बंधाय मोक्षायेयं च सर्वदा । एनामाराध्य चैश्वर्यमिन्द्राद्याः समवाप्नुयुः

Transliteration

iyameva ca baṃdhāya mokṣāyeyaṃ ca sarvadā | enāmārādhya caiśvaryamindrādyāḥ samavāpnuyuḥ

Translation

هي وحدها سببُ القيد، وهي وحدها—دائمًا—سببُ التحرّر. وبعبادتها ينال حتى إندرا وسائر الآلهة سلطانَ القدرة والسيادة.

Word by Word

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• bandhāya: for bondage
• bandhāya: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandha (बन्ध) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for bondage)

• mokṣāya: for liberation
• mokṣāya: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (मोक्ष) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for liberation)

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√rādh (राध्) (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले (having worshipped)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• aiśvaryam: sovereignty, lordship
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (ऐश्वर्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• indra-ādyāḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (इन्द्र) + ādi (आदि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रः आदिः येषां ते)

• samavāpnuyuḥ: would obtain, might attain
• samavāpnuyuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-path imagery: on one side, beings bound by golden cords of desire (bandha) emanating from Devi’s left hand; on the other, the same cords become a garland leading upward (moksha) from her right hand; Indra and devas receive crowns as aishvarya through her worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Divine Power governs worldly entanglement and spiritual release; devotion aligns one toward liberation and true sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; it supports the chapter’s Devī-centered tīrtha framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana/upāsanā (devotional worship) of Śakti.