Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

द्वितीया हरसिद्ध्याख्या देवी दुर्गा महाबला । शीकोत्तरात्समाराध्य मयानीतात्र पांडव

Transliteration

dvitīyā harasiddhyākhyā devī durgā mahābalā | śīkottarātsamārādhya mayānītātra pāṃḍava

Translation

Die zweite Göttin ist die überaus machtvolle Devī Durgā, bekannt unter dem Namen Harasiddhi. Nachdem ich sie in Śīkottara ordnungsgemäß verehrt hatte, brachte ich sie hierher, o Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

• द्वितीया: the second
• द्वितीया: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (the second)

• हरसिद्धि-आख्या: named Harasiddhi
• हरसिद्धि-आख्या: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (named Harasiddhi)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• दुर्गा: Durgā
• दुर्गा: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• महाबला: very powerful
• महाबला: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (greatly powerful)

• शीकोत्तरात्: from Śīkottara
• शीकोत्तरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीकोत्तर (प्रातिपदिक; place-name)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (from Śīkottara)

• समाराध्य: having propitiated
• समाराध्य: Kriya (Non-finite action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त; Absolutive: having duly propitiated

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by me)

• आनीता: brought
• आनीता: Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'brought'

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb 'here'

• पांडव: O Pāṇḍava
• पांडव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (O Pāṇḍava)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harasiddhi (Durgā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (vocative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durgā as Harasiddhi, mahābalā, is worshiped at Śīkottara; after rites, her presence is ceremonially ‘brought’ to another sacred place; the Pāṇḍava addressee witnesses the account.

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Harasiddhi
• Pāṇḍava
• Śīkottara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper worship of the Devī at her sacred seat grants siddhi and protective power, and her presence sanctifies the place where she is स्थापित (installed/brought).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śīkottara is named as the place where Harasiddhi Durgā is worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samārādhana—formal worship/propitiation of the goddess—implied through devoted pūjā and upāsanā.