Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तव भक्त्या विशेषेण स्थास्ये स्त्रीणां वरप्रदा । युद्धेषु तवकर्माणि रुद्रभक्तेषु ते कृपाम्

Transliteration

tava bhaktyā viśeṣeṇa sthāsye strīṇāṃ varapradā | yuddheṣu tavakarmāṇi rudrabhakteṣu te kṛpām

Translation

Durch deine besondere Hingabe werde ich als Spenderin von Gnaden für die Frauen verweilen. In den Schlachten werden deine Taten gestützt, und mein Erbarmen wird auf den Verehrern Rudras (Śivas) ruhen.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/निमित्त-निर्देश

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (especially)

• स्थास्ये: I will remain
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women/for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Beneficiary group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वरप्रदा: granting boons
• वरप्रदा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (of अहम् implied)

• युद्धेषु: in battles
• युद्धेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्माणि: deeds/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; अत्र सन्दर्भे द्वितीया (object) अधिकम्

• रुद्रभक्तेषु: among devotees of Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तेषु: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion/grace
• कृपाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī speaks with compassionate authority: one hand in varada-mudrā (boons to women), another suggesting protection; behind, a hinted battlefield tableau where Skanda’s valor is divinely supported; Rudra-bhaktas sheltered under her gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion attracts protective grace: Devī becomes near to devotees, granting boons and safeguarding righteous action, especially for Rudra’s devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the verse emphasizes devotional proximity rather than a single geographic locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is bhakti (devotional worship) to Devī and Rudra; no detailed vrata-steps are stated in this verse.