Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

एवं स विजयो विप्रः सिद्धिं लेभे सुदुर्लभाम् । बर्बरीकश्च कृत्वैतद्देवीभक्तिरतोऽवसत्

Transliteration

evaṃ sa vijayo vipraḥ siddhiṃ lebhe sudurlabhām | barbarīkaśca kṛtvaitaddevībhaktirato'vasat

Translation

So erlangte der Brahmane Vijaya eine äußerst seltene Vollendung. Und Barbarīka lebte, nachdem er dies getan hatte, in hingebungsvoller Verehrung der Göttin.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vijayaḥ: Vijaya
• vijayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vipraḥ: brahmin
• vipraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण (appositional)

• siddhim: attainment/success
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• lebhe: obtained
• lebhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• su-durlabhām: very hard to obtain
• su-durlabhām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + durlabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सिद्धिम् इत्यस्य)

• barbarīkaḥ: Barbarīka
• barbarīkaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: barbarīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• devī-bhakti-rataḥ: devoted to devotion to the Goddess
• devī-bhakti-rataḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (कृदन्त; √ram धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘देव्यां भक्तौ रतः’ इति (locative/semantic) भक्तिरतः = भक्तौ रतः; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्रायः

• avasat: dwelt/stayed
• avasat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (धातु) उपसर्गः अव-
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya, now Siddhasena, stands serene with the aura of attainment; nearby, Barbarīka adopts a life of Devī worship—lamp, flowers, and steady posture—signaling ongoing devotion rather than triumphal display.

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Barbarīka
• Devī (Goddess)
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit ripens into rare spiritual attainment, and the devotee’s natural response is sustained devotion rather than pride.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; it emphasizes ongoing Devī-bhakti (continued worshipful devotion).