Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

जय सर्वगते देवि चर्ममुण्डधरे वरे । जय दैत्यकुलोच्छेददक्षे दक्षात्मजे शुभे

Transliteration

jaya sarvagate devi carmamuṇḍadhare vare | jaya daityakulocchedadakṣe dakṣātmaje śubhe

Translation

النصرُ لكِ يا إلهةَ الشمولِ في كلِّ مكان، يا فُضلى حاملةَ الجلدِ والجماجم. النصرُ لكِ يا ابنةَ دَكشا المباركة، يا ماهرةً في استئصالِ سلالاتِ الشياطين (الأسورا).

Word by Word

• जय: hail/victory!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बोधनार्थ निपात) = indeclinable exclamation; 'victory (to you)!'

• सर्वगते: O all-pervading one
• सर्वगते: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + gata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √gam)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण; 'all-pervading'

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• चर्ममुण्डधरे: O wearer of skin and shaven head
• चर्ममुण्डधरे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: carma + muṇḍa + dharā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण; 'wearing skin and a shaven head'

• वरे: O excellent one
• वरे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण; 'excellent/boon-giving'

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (Vocative address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बोधनार्थ निपात)

• दैत्यकुलोच्छेददक्षे: O skilled destroyer of demon clans
• दैत्यकुलोच्छेददक्षे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daitya-kula + uccheda + dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; 'skilled in destroying the race of demons'

• दक्षात्मजे: O daughter of Dakṣa
• दक्षात्मजे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; 'daughter of Dakṣa'

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण; 'auspicious'

Speaker

Niṣadhādhipati (the lord/king of Niṣadha), offering Devī-stuti

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king chants ‘Jaya’ before a fierce yet auspicious Devī: she wears a hide and skull-garland; her presence fills the space, suggesting all-pervasion; shadowy demon forms dissolve at her feet.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Dakṣa
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is both immanent (all-pervading) and fierce-protective, removing demonic forces that obstruct dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter, but this verse itself praises the Devī rather than naming the tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of victorious epithets (jaya-stuti) is implied as a devotional practice; no formal vow is stated.