Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

करस्थेन तदा देवी कलशेन विराजिता । शुशुभे परया कांत्या जगन्मंगलमंगला

Transliteration

karasthena tadā devī kalaśena virājitā | śuśubhe parayā kāṃtyā jaganmaṃgalamaṃgalā

Translation

Dann erstrahlte die Göttin, den Krug in der Hand haltend, in hellem Glanz. In höchstem Schimmer leuchtete sie — das Heilvolle alles Heilvollen für die Welt.

Word by Word

• करस्थेन: with (a vessel) held in the hand
• करस्थेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कर + स्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (instrumental: “by/with that which is in the hand”)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कलशेन: with a pot
• कलशेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• विराजिता: adorned, resplendent
• विराजिता: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-राज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past passive participle: “adorned/illuminated”)

• शुशुभे: shone, looked splendid
• शुशुभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परया: with supreme
• परया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कांत्या: radiance, beauty
• कांत्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• जगन्मंगलमंगला: the auspicious one for the world’s welfare
• जगन्मंगलमंगला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + मङ्गल + मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक; जगत्-मङ्गल-मङ्गला)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः (she who is auspiciousness for the welfare of the world)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī stands in divine poise, a kalaśa held in her hand, her body haloed with tejas; the atmosphere is auspicious, as if the world’s mangala concentrates around her.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious divine presence is portrayed as protective and world-benefiting, not merely ornamental.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting keeps the narration anchored to Kedāra’s sacred geography, though the verse itself is descriptive praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive verse highlighting divine splendour.