Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

वैलाकश्चापरो भक्तो भविष्यति ममोत्तमः । तस्याराधनतः ख्यातिं प्रयास्यामि कलौ युगे

Transliteration

vailākaścāparo bhakto bhaviṣyati mamottamaḥ | tasyārādhanataḥ khyātiṃ prayāsyāmi kalau yuge

Translation

Und ein weiterer Verehrer, Vailāka, wird erscheinen—der Vorzüglichste unter meinen Bhaktas; durch seine Verehrung werde ich im Kali-Zeitalter Ruhm erlangen.

Word by Word

• vailākaḥ: Vailāka (name)
• vailākaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vailāka (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• aparaḥ: another
• aparaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विशेषण (qualifying vailākaḥ)

• bhaktaḥ: devotee
• bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — परस्मैपद

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• uttamaḥ: excellent, best
• uttamaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — विशेषण

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• ārādhanataḥ: from (his) worship
• ārādhanataḥ: Hetu (Cause/source/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन — ‘from/through worship’

• khyātim: fame, renown
• khyātim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khyāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prayāsyāmi: I will attain/go to
• prayāsyāmi: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु) उपसर्ग: pra-
• Form: लृट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — परस्मैपद

• kalau: in Kali (age)
• kalau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — ‘in Kali (age)’

• yuge: in the age
• yuge: Adhikaraṇa (Location/time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; 'I' refers to the presiding deity/goddess of the site)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Keleśvarī kṣetra (implied)

Type: temple/kshetra (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A second exemplary devotee, Vailāka, is foretold; through his worship the goddess attains widespread renown in Kali-yuga—depicting communal revival around a shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Vailāka
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single-minded devotee’s worship can establish and spread a sacred tradition, making a local deity widely known.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The implied site is the Lohāṇā region where the deity remains present and becomes renowned through later worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhanā (devotional worship/propitiation) is emphasized as the means by which the deity’s fame manifests.