Shloka 93

Umā’s Austerity, Kauśikī’s Manifestation, and Skanda’s Birth Leading to Tāraka’s Defeat

Devanagari script

दत्तस्ते किंकरो देवि मया मायाशतैर्युतः । इत्युक्त्वा कौशिकी देवी विंध्यशैलं जगाम ह

Transliteration

dattaste kiṃkaro devi mayā māyāśatairyutaḥ | ityuktvā kauśikī devī viṃdhyaśailaṃ jagāma ha

Translation

“O Goddess, I have given you this attendant, endowed by me with hundreds of magical powers.” Having said this, the goddess Kauśikī went to the Vindhya mountain.

Word by Word

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधान-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'given/assigned'

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन रूप (genitive/dative singular) 'of/for you' (contextually: 'to you')

• किंकरः: servant
• किंकरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मायाशतैः: with hundreds of magical powers/illusions
• मायाशतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया + शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter; collective sense), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'endowed/connected'

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (वचनचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्ति निपात (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having said'

• कौशिकी: Kauśikī
• कौशिकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विंध्यशैलम्: to the Vindhya mountain
• विंध्यशैलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंध्य + शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/स्मरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (introducing Kauśikī’s departure after a stated gift of an attendant)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: mountain

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: दत्तस्ते = दत्तः + ते; मायाशतैर्युतः = मायाशतैः + युतः; इत्युक्त्वा = इति + उक्त्वा.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśikī Devī
• Vindhya (Vindhya mountain)

FAQs

What does this verse indicate about the Padma Purana’s sacred geography?

It places the Goddess Kauśikī in relation to a specific landmark—Vindhya—showing how Purāṇic narratives anchor divine activity in named Indian regions and mountains.

How is “māyā” functioning in this verse?

Here māyā denotes extraordinary divine or supernatural capacities granted to an attendant—powers that enable wondrous acts, protection, or strategic interventions within the narrative.

What ethical or devotional takeaway can be drawn from the mention of an attendant (kiṅkara)?

The verse reflects the theme of service and delegated duty: divine purposes are carried out through appointed agents, highlighting disciplined service (sevā) as a valued mode of participation in sacred action.