Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नमस्ते कपिले पुण्ये सर्वलोकनमस्कृते । मङ्गल्ये मङ्गले देवि त्रिषु लोकेष्वनुपमे

Transliteration

namaste kapile puṇye sarvalokanamaskṛte | maṅgalye maṅgale devi triṣu lokeṣvanupame

Translation

Hommage à toi, ô sainte Kapilā, honorée par tous les mondes. Ô bienfaisante, ô essence même de l’auspice, ô Devī, sans égale dans les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection), नमस्कारार्थ

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive)/चतुर्थी-रूपसदृश (to you), एकवचन; नमः + ते (dative sense)

• कपिले: O Kapilā
• कपिले: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• पुण्ये: O holy one
• पुण्ये: Sambodhana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण (of कपिले)

• सर्वलोकनमस्कृते: saluted by all worlds
• सर्वलोकनमस्कृते: Sambodhana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लोक + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वलोकैः नमस्कृता (one saluted by all worlds)

• मङ्गल्ये: O auspicious one
• मङ्गल्ये: Sambodhana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मङ्गले: O auspiciousness
• मङ्गले: Sambodhana (Address/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (as goddess of auspiciousness)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्रिषु: in the three
• त्रिषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• अनुपमे: O incomparable one
• अनुपमे: Sambodhana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā offers salutations to Kapilā Devī, hailed as the auspicious, universally worshipped goddess, with the kuṇḍa shimmering behind her.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kapilā (as Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True auspiciousness (maṅgala) is recognized as divine; praise and surrender align the devotee with sacred power and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kapilā-tīrtha is glorified through Brahmā’s stuti of Kapilā, the presiding divine presence behind the tīrtha’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti and namaskāra—verbal praise and salutations—are exemplified as devotional practices.