Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

भक्तासि त्वं महादेवि महाभाग्यवतां वरे । संसेव्यतां प्रयत्नेन तपसोपार्जितस्त्वया

Transliteration

bhaktāsi tvaṃ mahādevi mahābhāgyavatāṃ vare | saṃsevyatāṃ prayatnena tapasopārjitastvayā

Translation

O Mahādevī, du bist eine Verehrerin, die Beste unter den überaus Glückseligen. Möge diese Hingabe mit Eifer geübt und geehrt werden, denn du hast sie durch Askese erworben.

Word by Word

• bhaktā: devoted
• bhaktā: Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक; भज्-धातोः क्त प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि (past participle used adjectivally)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• mahā-devi: O great goddess
• mahā-devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahā-bhāgyavatām: of the very fortunate
• mahā-bhāgyavatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāgyavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vare: O best one
• vare: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); 'श्रेष्ठे' इत्यर्थे (as 'best')

• saṃsevyatām: let (him/it) be served
• saṃsevyatām: Kriyā (Injunctive/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + sev (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive usage), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोगः (passive): 'let it be served/attended'

• prayatnena: with effort
• prayatnena: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karaṇa (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• upārjitaḥ: acquired/earned
• upārjitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upa + arj (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent, in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

Speaker

Bhṛṅgi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional exhortation framed as recognition of Girijā’s tapas-earned fortune; imagery of ascetic fires, rudrākṣa, and a quiet liṅga-shrine conveys diligent practice.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛṅgi
• Pārvatī (Mahādevī)
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual attainments gained through tapas should be protected and deepened through steady practice and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse reinforces the devotional ethos characteristic of Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it recommends sustained, effortful cultivation (saṁsevanā) of devotion.