Shloka 9

Devanagari script

वामतो भद्रकाली च स्कंदं तत्पुरतः स्थितम् । लोकाशिषं ददौ तस्मै काली स्कंदश्च शंकरः

Transliteration

vāmato bhadrakālī ca skaṃdaṃ tatpurataḥ sthitam | lokāśiṣaṃ dadau tasmai kālī skaṃdaśca śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

On his left stood Bhadrakālī, and before him stood Skanda. Then Kālī, Skanda, and Śaṅkara bestowed upon him the auspicious blessings of all the worlds.

Word by Word

• वामतः: on the left
• वामतः: देशाधिकरण (Locative of place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb of direction): ‘from/on the left side’

• भद्रकाली: Bhadrakālī
• भद्रकाली: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: भद्रा काली; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्कन्दम्: Skanda
• स्कन्दम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्-पुरतः: in front of him
• तत्-पुरतः: देशाधिकरण (Locative of place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव: तत् + पुरतः; अव्यय (adverb): ‘in front of him/there’

• स्थितम्: standing/placed
• स्थितम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; here qualifying ‘स्कन्दम्’ as ‘standing/placed’ (acc. sg. neut. used adjectivally)

• लोक-आशिषम्: a blessing for the world
• लोक-आशिषम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य आशिष्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: क्रिया (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• काली: Kālī
• काली: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts a triadic bestowal of blessings (Śiva–Śakti–Skanda), underscoring that auspiciousness (bhadra) and protection arise from Śiva’s grace often mediated through his śakti and gaṇa-like divine family.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhadrakali
• Kali
• Skanda

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace) operating together with Śakti (Kālī/Bhadrakālī) and Skanda, showing that protection, auspiciousness, and spiritual upliftment arise when the devotee is aligned with the divine order led by Pati (Śiva).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees approach Śiva as Śaṅkara accompanied by Śakti and his divine host. Such worship matures devotion (bhakti) and prepares the seeker for deeper realization of Śiva beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s blessings through bhakti with mantra-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and to honor Śiva together with Śakti, cultivating reverence before undertaking difficult vows or life-battles.