Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

जगन्माता त्वियं बाला पुत्री ते सर्वसिद्धिदा । पुरा भवेऽभवद्भार्या सतीनाम्ना भवस्य या

Transliteration

jaganmātā tviyaṃ bālā putrī te sarvasiddhidā | purā bhave'bhavadbhāryā satīnāmnā bhavasya yā

Translation

“This young girl is truly the Mother of the world—your daughter, the bestower of every attainment. Formerly, she became the wife of Bhava (Śiva), known by the name Satī.”

Word by Word

• जगन्माता: mother of the world
• जगन्माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः माता)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (बालाऽ इति)

• बाला: girl/young maiden
• बाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धिदा: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-siddhi-dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाः सिद्धयः ददाति)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भवे: in/with Bhava (Śiva)
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘भव’ = शिव

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: भू (to be/become)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सतीनाम्ना: by the name ‘Satī’
• सतीनाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī-nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुं? (नामन्-शब्दः नपुंसक); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्याः नाम)

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• या: who
• या: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Devī-janma-bhūmi motif)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śailarāja (Himālaya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous young girl is revealed as Jagadambā—Himālaya’s daughter—identified with Satī, the former consort of Bhava (Śiva); the scene carries awe and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (as the girl)
• Satī
• Śiva (Bhava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother may appear in human form; recognizing her divinity transforms ordinary relationships into sacred dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse exalts the Goddess’s cosmic identity within the Himālaya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a revelation of identity (tattva) rather than a ritual injunction.