Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

मातस्तवांघ्रियुगलं विमलं हृदिस्थं यस्यास्ति तस्य भुवनं सकलं करस्थम् । यो नामतेज एति मंगलगौरि नित्यं सिद्ध्यष्टकं न परिमुंचति तस्य गेहम्

Transliteration

mātastavāṃghriyugalaṃ vimalaṃ hṛdisthaṃ yasyāsti tasya bhuvanaṃ sakalaṃ karastham | yo nāmateja eti maṃgalagauri nityaṃ siddhyaṣṭakaṃ na parimuṃcati tasya geham

Translation

Mother—whoever holds Your stainless pair of feet within the heart, for that person the entire world is as though resting in the palm of the hand. And, O Maṅgalāgaurī, whoever daily approaches the splendor of Your Name, the eight attainments (siddhis) do not abandon that person’s home.

Word by Word

• mātaḥ: O Mother
• mātaḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aṃghri-yugalam: pair of feet
• aṃghri-yugalam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃghri (प्रातिपदिक) + yugala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासपद

• vimalaṃ: pure
• vimalaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• hṛdi-stham: dwelling in the heart
• hṛdi-stham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त; √sthā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (स्थित)

• yasya: of whom
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tasya: for him/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhuvanaṃ: the world
• bhuvanaṃ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sakalaṃ: entire
• sakalaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kara-stham: resting in the hand (as if in one’s palm)
• kara-stham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (कृदन्त; √sthā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• nāma-tejaḥ: the power/glory of the Name
• nāma-tejaḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāma (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासपद (नाम-तेजस्)

• eti: attains
• eti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• maṃgala-gauri: O Maṅgala-Gaurī
• maṃgala-gauri: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक) + gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; देवीनाम

• nityaṃ: always
• nityaṃ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• siddhi-aṣṭakam: the eight siddhis
• siddhi-aṣṭakam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (अष्ट-सिद्धयः)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• parimuṃcati: leaves/abandons
• parimuṃcati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: परि

• tasya: of his
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• geham: house/home
• geham: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: geha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devotee/Narrative voice within the stotra (contextual: Maṅgalāgaurī praise in Kāśī Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maṅgalāgaurī (Kāśī)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee meditates with Maṅgalāgaurī’s radiant feet enthroned in the heart-lotus; around the home, symbolic aṣṭa-siddhis appear as guardian presences, while the world is shown miniaturized in the devotee’s palm.

Characters & Entities

• Maṅgalāgaurī
• Siddhis (Aṣṭasiddhi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner devotion—keeping the Goddess’ feet in the heart and relying on her Name—brings mastery over life and divine attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider context is Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s praise of Kāśī and its Goddess traditions, especially Maṅgalāgaurī worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily engagement with the Goddess’ Name (nāma-japa/smaraṇa) and heart-centered meditation on her feet.