Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

आराधयत श्रीमातां सर्वदुःखापहारिणीम् । सर्वदैत्यक्षयकरीं सर्वोपद्रवनाशनीम्

Transliteration

ārādhayata śrīmātāṃ sarvaduḥkhāpahāriṇīm | sarvadaityakṣayakarīṃ sarvopadravanāśanīm

Translation

«Verehrt Śrīmātā, die alle Leiden nimmt; sie, die alle Daityas zugrunde richtet und jedes Unheil vernichtet.»

Word by Word

• आराधयत: worship (you all)
• आराधयत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्रीमाताम्: the revered Mother (Goddess)
• श्रीमाताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीरूपा माता)

• सर्वदुःखापहारिणीम्: remover of all sorrows
• सर्वदुःखापहारिणीम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + अपहारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदुःखानाम् अपहारिणी)

• सर्वदैत्यक्षयकरीम्: causing the destruction of all demons
• सर्वदैत्यक्षयकरीम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक) + करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वदैत्यानां क्षयं करोति)

• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनीम्: destroyer of all calamities
• सर्वोपद्रवनाशनीम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वोपद्रवानां नाशनी)

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī Vāk (disembodied divine voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmātā-sthāna (implied)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembly of dvijas and community

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant, unseen proclamation instructs worship of Śrīmātā; visual focus on the imagined form of the Mother—benevolent yet formidable, holding weapons and lotus, aura of protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātā (Divine Mother)
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Turning to the Divine Mother with devotion is presented as the dharmic remedy for fear, grief, and hostile forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse glorifies the deity (Śrīmātā) more than a named location; the setting remains the Dharmāraṇya sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of Śrīmātā is prescribed as the means to remove calamities and defeat inimical forces.