Shloka 184

Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat

Devanagari script

जय विशाखविभोजय बालसप्तवासर भुवनालिशोकशमन जय सकललोक दितिसुतधुरंधरनाशक स्कंद

Transliteration

jaya viśākhavibhojaya bālasaptavāsara bhuvanāliśokaśamana jaya sakalaloka ditisutadhuraṃdharanāśaka skaṃda

Translation

Sieg dir, Skanda—o Herr, der mit Viśākhā verbunden ist! Sieg dir, du jugendlicher Träger des siebentägigen Gelübdes, der du den Kummer der Welten stillst. Sieg dir, Vernichter der mächtigen Streiter unter den Söhnen Ditis, Beschützer aller Welten!

Word by Word

• जय: hail! victory!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), āhvāna-nipāta (आह्वान-निपात): 'victory!'

• विशाख-विभो: O lord of Viśākha
• विशाख-विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाख (प्रातिपदिक) + विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'lord (vibhu) of Viśākha' (Viśākha as epithet/associate of Skanda)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), repetition for emphasis

• बाल-सप्त-वासर: O seven-day-old child (seven-day one)
• बाल-सप्त-वासर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); dvigu: 'seven days (saptavāsara)' with bāla as qualifier 'young/child (in seven days)'—epithet of Skanda as 'seven-day-old'

• भुवन-आलि-शोक-शमन: O remover of the sorrow of the worlds
• भुवन-आलि-शोक-शमन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आलि (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'remover (śamana) of the sorrow (śoka) of the multitude (āli) of worlds (bhuvana)'

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), āhvāna-nipāta

• सकल-लोक: O (of) all the worlds
• सकल-लोक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); karmadhāraya: 'all (sakala) worlds (loka)' used as epithet 'O (protector of) all worlds'

• दिति-सुत-धुरन्धर-नाशक: O destroyer of the demon champions (sons of Diti)
• दिति-सुत-धुरन्धर-नाशक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक) + धुरन्धर (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'destroyer (nāśaka) of the burden-bearers/champions (dhurandhara) among Diti's sons (diti-suta)'

• स्कन्द: O Skanda
• स्कन्द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); proper name

Speaker

Unspecified (a devotional eulogy/stotra-phrase within the narrative)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi/segmentation: विशाखविभोजय interpreted as vocative 'विशाख-विभो' + 'जय' (IAST shows vibhojaya); बालसप्तवासर = बाल-सप्त-वासर; भुवनालिशोकशमन = भुवन-आलि-शोक-शमन; दितिसुतधुरंधरनाशक = दिति-सुत-धुरन्धर-नाशक.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kārttikeya)
• Viśākhā
• Diti (via 'diti-suta')

FAQs

Who is praised in this verse, and what role is highlighted?

Skanda (Kārttikeya) is praised as a divine protector who removes the sorrows of beings and destroys powerful Daitya (asura) champions described as the sons of Diti.

What does “diti-suta” imply in Purāṇic language?

“Diti-suta” literally means “sons of Diti” and commonly refers to Daityas—powerful asuras who oppose the devas; the verse frames Skanda as their subduer.

What is the devotional or ethical takeaway of the verse?

It models bhakti through repeated acclamation (“jaya”), presenting the deity as both compassionate (removing sorrow) and protective (overcoming forces that harm the worlds).