Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सदा देहिनेयं शक्तिः पूज्यैव नित्यदा । तुष्टा ददाति सा कामान्रुष्टा संहरते क्षणात्

Transliteration

tasmātsadā dehineyaṃ śaktiḥ pūjyaiva nityadā | tuṣṭā dadāti sā kāmānruṣṭā saṃharate kṣaṇāt

Translation

অতএব দেহধারী সকলেরই এই শক্তিকে সর্বদা নিত্য পূজা করা উচিত। তিনি প্রসন্ন হলে কামনা দান করেন, আর ক্রুদ্ধ হলে ক্ষণেই সব সংহার করেন।

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति तद्धित/सर्वनाम-रूपेण हेत्वर्थे अव्ययीभाव (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)

• देहिना: by the embodied being
• देहिना: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्तिः: Śakti, power
• शक्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूज्या: worthy of worship
• पूज्या: Vidhaya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् धातु से यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: ण्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—पूजनीया (to be worshipped)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic: indeed/only)

• नित्यदा: at all times
• नित्यदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at all times)

• तुष्टा: when pleased
• तुष्टा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √तुष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—प्रसन्ना (pleased)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामान्: desires, boons
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• रुष्टा: when angered
• रुष्टा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √रुष् धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—क्रुद्धा (angry)

• संहरते: withdraws, destroys
• संहरते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + हृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्षणात्: in an instant
• क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/limit in time/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (dehin) offers flowers, lamp, and water to a radiant Śakti presence; the scene contrasts two outcomes—blessing hand bestowing boons and a stern aspect withdrawing them—shown symbolically as blooming vs. withering lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent worship and respect toward Śakti sustains welfare; negligence or offense brings swift loss.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it gives universal instruction supporting tīrtha-based Devī worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-pūjā (regular worship) of Śakti/Devī.