Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

कुक्कुटी बहुली दिव्यः कामदो भूरिवर्धनः । अमोघोऽमृतदो ह्यग्निः शत्रुघ्नः सर्वमोदनः

Transliteration

kukkuṭī bahulī divyaḥ kāmado bhūrivardhanaḥ | amogho'mṛtado hyagniḥ śatrughnaḥ sarvamodanaḥ

Translation

তুমি কুক্কুটী আৰু বহুলী; দিৱ্য স্বৰূপ; ধৰ্মসঙ্গত কামনা পূৰণকাৰী; আৰু সমৃদ্ধি বৃদ্ধি কৰা। তুমি অমোঘ; অমৃতসম জীৱন দানকাৰী; অগ্নিস্বৰূপ; শত্রুঘ্ন; আৰু সকলোকে আনন্দ দান কৰা।

Word by Word

• कुक्कुटी: Kukkuṭī (name/epithet)
• कुक्कुटी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्कुटी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बहुली: abundant; manifold (fem.)
• बहुली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दिव्यः: divine
• दिव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कामदः: giver of desires
• कामदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + द (दा-धातु, क-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूरिवर्धनः: increaser of abundance
• भूरिवर्धनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + वर्धन (वृध्-धातु, ल्युट्/घञ्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अमोघः: unfailing
• अमोघः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्-प्रत्यय) + मोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (not futile)

• अमृतदः: giver of immortality/nectar
• अमृतदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + द (दा-धातु, क-प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारण/हेतु-भाव (indeed/for)

• अग्निः: fire
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शत्रुघ्नः: slayer of enemies
• शत्रुघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + घ्न (हन्-धातु, क्विप्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वमोदनः: delighter of all
• सर्वमोदनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मोदन (मुद्-धातु, ल्युट्/घञ्-प्रत्यय; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda is praised as divine wish-granter and abundance-increaser, surrounded by symbols of plenty (grain, lamps, ghee), with a purifying fire aura and a joyful assembly of devotees.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttikeya
• Skanda
• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Skanda is portrayed as both protective and life-giving—granting prosperity while destroying hostile forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse supports stotra-recitation for abundance and protection.