Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

आराधिताऽसौ भीमेन कृत्वा क्षेत्रस्य रक्षणम् । महानवम्यां यत्नेन यस्तां पूजयते नरः । तं पुत्रमिव कल्याणी रक्षते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

ārādhitā'sau bhīmena kṛtvā kṣetrasya rakṣaṇam | mahānavamyāṃ yatnena yastāṃ pūjayate naraḥ | taṃ putramiva kalyāṇī rakṣate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

She was worshiped by Bhīma after he undertook the protection of the sacred field. Any man who, with care, worships her on Mahānavamī—Kalyāṇī surely protects him like her own son; of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• ārādhitā: worshipped, propitiated
• ārādhitā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārādhita (कृदन्त; √rādh/राध्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) — Feminine, Nominative Singular; past passive participle

• asau: she/that (one)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — Feminine, Nominative Singular; pronoun

• bhīmena: by Bhīma
• bhīmena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — having done

• kṣetrasya: of the sacred place/field
• kṣetrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Neuter, Genitive Singular

• rakṣaṇam: protection
• rakṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √rakṣ/रक्ष्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative Singular

• mahānavamyām: on Mahānavamī (the great ninth day)
• mahānavamyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahānavamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Feminine, Locative Singular

• yatnena: with effort
• yatnena: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun) — Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative Singular

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद-रूपं? (आत्मनेपद actually), प्रथमपुरुष?; यथार्थम्: लट्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative Singular

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative Singular

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative Singular

• iva: like, as
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• kalyāṇī: Kalyāṇī (the auspicious goddess)
• kalyāṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalyāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative Singular; (देवी-नाम)

• rakṣate: protects
• rakṣate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rakṣ (रक्ष्)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

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

• atra: here, in this matter
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kauraveśvarī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma, having taken up the protection of the sacred field, worships Kauraveśvarī; later devotees worship her on Mahānavamī and receive her motherly protection.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Kauraveśvarī
• Mahānavamī
• Kṣetra (sacred field)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere festival-day worship (with yatna) draws the Goddess’s maternal protection and steadiness in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kauraveśvarī’s sacred locale within Prabhāsakṣetra, framed as a protected ‘kṣetra’ associated with Bhīma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Kauraveśvarī on Mahānavamī with special care and devotion.