Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

हैमं कलशमादाय पूर्णं मूर्ध्ना महाप्रभा । परिवारैर्महाचंडी दीप्तास्या ह्युग्रलोचना

Transliteration

haimaṃ kalaśamādāya pūrṇaṃ mūrdhnā mahāprabhā | parivārairmahācaṃḍī dīptāsyā hyugralocanā

Translation

Die strahlende Mahācaṇḍī nahm einen vollen goldenen Krug und trug ihn auf ihrem Haupt. Von ihrem Gefolge umgeben, schritt sie voran, das Antlitz lodernd, die Augen wild und furchtbar.

Word by Word

• हैमम्: golden
• हैमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हैम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• कलशम्: pot, pitcher
• कलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-दा (धातु √दा; ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• पूर्णम्: full
• पूर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of कलशम्)

• मूर्ध्ना: with/on the head
• मूर्ध्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महाप्रभा: the great-lustrous one
• महाप्रभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक; महा + प्रभा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिवारैः: with attendants
• परिवारैः: Karana/Sahakari (Instrument/Associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• महाचण्डी: Mahācaṇḍī
• महाचण्डी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक; महा + चण्डी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दीप्तास्या: with a blazing face
• दीप्तास्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; दीप्त + आस्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (whose face/mouth is blazing)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• उग्रलोचना: fierce-eyed
• उग्रलोचना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र-लोचना (प्रातिपदिक; उग्र + लोचना)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahācaṇḍī strides forward with a brimming golden kalaśa balanced on her head; her face shines like fire, eyes fierce; attendants cluster around, forming a moving mandala of power.

Characters & Entities

• Mahācaṇḍī
• Retinue (Parivāra)
• Golden kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred power (śakti) is both auspicious (kalaśa of fullness) and formidable (ugra-darśana), sustaining cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred Himalayan setting, presented through the divine procession imagery.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied ritual symbolism of a pūrṇa-kalaśa (full pot) used in consecrations and auspicious rites; no direct injunction is stated.