Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 133

Devanagari script

तथा दुःखं च दौर्भाग्यं व्रतादस्माद्विलीयते । मधुकाख्यां तु ललितामाराधयति येन वै

Transliteration

tathā duḥkhaṃ ca daurbhāgyaṃ vratādasmādvilīyate | madhukākhyāṃ tu lalitāmārādhayati yena vai

Translation

De même, la douleur et la mauvaise fortune se dissolvent par ce vœu, grâce auquel l’on adore Lalitā, dite « Madhukā ».

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय; adverb (thus/likewise)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction (and)

• दौर्भाग्यम्: ill-fortune
• दौर्भाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• व्रतात्: from the vow
• व्रतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (from the vow/observance)

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun ablative singular (from this)

• विलीयते: dissolves
• विलीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ली (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd sg (dissolves/melts away)

• मधुकाख्याम्: named ‘Madhukā’
• मधुकाख्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुका + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक); ‘मधुका’ इति आख्या यस्याः (नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; नामविशेषण (named ‘Madhukā’)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय; particle (but/indeed)

• ललिताम्: Lalitā
• ललिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (name of the Goddess)

• आराधयति: worships
• आराधयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative, 3rd sg (worships)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; instrumental singular (by which)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय; emphatic particle (indeed)

Speaker

Nārada (continued discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Madhukā/Lalitā vrata (within Revā-kṣetra context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: subhagā (addressed lady)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotional assurance: the Devī Lalitā, called Madhukā, is worshipped through a vow; sorrow and ill-fortune are shown melting away like frost, replaced by auspicious symbols (lotus, lamp, kumkuma).

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Lalitā
• Madhukā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A Goddess-centered vow is praised as dissolving suffering and misfortune through devoted worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes the deity-form (Lalitā as Madhukā) rather than naming a specific tirtha, within the Revā-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of ‘this vow’ that includes ārādhana (worship) of Lalitā called Madhukā.