Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

गौरीं प्रसन्नमुद्रां च विश्वमोहनमोहनाम् । यया त्रिलोकरचना कृता ब्रह्मादिभिः सह

Transliteration

gaurīṃ prasannamudrāṃ ca viśvamohanamohanām | yayā trilokaracanā kṛtā brahmādibhiḥ saha

Translation

Er erblickte Gaurī in gütiger, stiller Haltung—sie, die selbst den Verführer der Welt betört. Durch ihre Macht wird, zusammen mit Brahmā und den übrigen Göttern, die Ordnung der drei Welten vollbracht.

Word by Word

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संज्ञा

• प्रसन्न-मुद्राम्: with a gracious/serene gesture
• प्रसन्न-मुद्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विश्व-मोहन-मोहनाम्: enchantress of the enchanter of the world (supremely captivating)
• विश्व-मोहन-मोहनाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; (विश्वं मोहयति इति मोहनम्; तस्यापि मोहनम्)

• यया: by whom
• यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्रि-लोक-रचना: the creation/structure of the three worlds
• त्रि-लोक-रचना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + रचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (त्रयाणां लोकानां रचना)

• कृता: was made/created
• कृता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) (कृञ् करणे)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थः

• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: by Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्म-आदिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (ब्रह्मा-आदि) समूहवाचक

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (postposition/adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī appears with a tranquil, gracious gesture (prasanna-mudrā), radiating a charm that captivates even the ‘enchanter’; behind her, a subtle cosmic tableau suggests the three worlds being ordered with Brahmā and the gods under her power.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• Brahmā
• Gods (ādi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śakti is the enabling power behind cosmic order; honoring Devī is honoring the very force by which dharma and creation stand.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, where the Śiva–Śakti mystery is narrated as part of the site’s sacred greatness (māhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports Śakti-upāsanā through praise of Devī’s cosmic function.