Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

आस्ते निषधराजस्य राज्ञी सीमंतिनी सती । सोमवारे महादेवं पूजयत्यंबिकायुतम्

Transliteration

āste niṣadharājasya rājñī sīmaṃtinī satī | somavāre mahādevaṃ pūjayatyaṃbikāyutam

Translation

Il est une reine chaste, Sīmantinī, épouse du roi de Niṣadha ; le lundi, elle adore Mahādeva avec Ambikā.

Word by Word

• आस्ते: she sits/remains
• आस्ते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निषधराजस्य: of the king of Niṣadha
• निषधराजस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषध (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (निषधानां राजा); पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सीमन्तिनी: a noble lady (married woman)
• सीमन्तिनी: Apposition/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; राज्ञी इत्यस्य विशेषण/उपाधि

• सती: virtuous
• सती: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (virtuous/chaste)

• सोमवारे: on Monday
• सोमवारे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (time-locative)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान् देवः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पूजयति: worships
• पूजयति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अम्बिकायुतम्: accompanied by Ambikā (Pārvatī)
• अम्बिकायुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अम्बिकया युतः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; महादेवम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

King of Vidarbha (narrative report as part of his explanation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Queen Sīmantinī, serene and modest, performs Monday worship before a liṅga, with icons of Ambikā beside; lamps glow, flowers and bilva leaves arranged carefully.

Characters & Entities

• Niṣadha
• Niṣadharāja (King of Niṣadha)
• Sīmantinī
• Mahādeva
• Ambikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion—especially regular worship of Śiva with the Divine Mother—purifies household life and supports dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse situates the practice in the Niṣadha royal setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Somavāra (Monday) pūjā of Mahādeva together with Ambikā is specified.