Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

तृतीयेशानकोणस्था चंडिका नवमी स्थिता । वागीशोऽपि लभेत्पारं नैव यस्याः प्रवर्णने

Transliteration

tṛtīyeśānakoṇasthā caṃḍikā navamī sthitā | vāgīśo'pi labhetpāraṃ naiva yasyāḥ pravarṇane

Translation

Die dritte Göttin, Caṇḍikā, weilt im Īśāna-Winkel und ist als die Neunte (Navamī) eingesetzt. Selbst der Herr der Rede vermag das Ende ihrer Schilderung nicht zu erreichen.

Word by Word

• tṛtīya: third
• tṛtīya: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन ("third")

• īśāna: Īśāna (northeast)
• īśāna: Sambandha (Specifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; दिक्पाल/शिव-नाम; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन

• koṇa: corner
• koṇa: Sambandha (Specifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपदत्वेन ("corner")

• sthā: situated
• sthā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक-विशेषण ("standing/located")

• caṃḍikā: Caṇḍikā
• caṃḍikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃḍikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• navamī: ninth
• navamī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण ("ninth")

• sthitā: is placed/abides
• sthitā: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृत्—क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; धातु: स्था (स्थितौ)

• vākīśaḥ: the lord of speech (Bṛhaspati)
• vākīśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ("lord of speech")

• api: even; also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=even/also

• labhet: could obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: लभ् (प्राप्तौ)

• pāram: the far shore; limit/end
• pāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• eva: indeed; at all
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• yasyāḥ: of whom; whose
• yasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे ("of whom/whose")

• pravarṇane: in the description
• pravarṇane: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravarṇana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; भाववाचक ("in describing")

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harasiddhi (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caṇḍikā as the ‘third’ manifestation is shown stationed in the northeast corner of a sacred diagram/temple, associated with Navamī; sages attempt praise, but the aura suggests infinite, unending glory.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā
• Īśāna (northeast direction)
• Vāgīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī’s greatness surpasses speech; devotion is grounded in reverence for the infinite divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tirtha-name is not explicit in this verse; it continues the chapter’s mapping of Devī-forms and their sacred placements.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied Navamī-oriented worship of Caṇḍikā and reverential stuti (praise), though no step-by-step rite is stated.