Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

ज्योतिर्लिगस्य दृष्टस्य देवी प्रार्थनया तथा । मया समेता देवी सा प्राप्ताऽपीतकुचाभिधा

Transliteration

jyotirligasya dṛṣṭasya devī prārthanayā tathā | mayā sametā devī sā prāptā'pītakucābhidhā

Translation

Lorsque le Jyotirliṅga fut contemplé, la Déesse, par la prière elle aussi, vit son vœu accompli. Unie à Moi, elle atteignit l’état nommé « Apītakucā ».

Word by Word

• jyotirliṅgasya: of the Jyotirliṅga
• jyotirliṅgasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक) + liṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jyotis-liṅga)

• dṛṣṭasya: of (it) seen
• dṛṣṭasya: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त/कृत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (jyotirliṅgasya)

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

• prārthanayā: by (her) prayer
• prārthanayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prārthanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tathā: thus; also
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/conj.)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr̥/Agent (by me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• sametā: accompanied; joined
• sametā: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√i (धातु) → sameta (कृदन्त/कृत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (devī)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति/सम्बोधन-भावः)

• sā: she
• sā: Anuvāda/Pronominal subject
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• prāptā: arrived; was obtained
• prāptā: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) → prāpta (कृदन्त/कृत)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेष-भावे ‘प्राप्ता’ = ‘arrived/obtained’ (finite sense)

• apītakucābhidhā: named ‘Apītakucā’
• apītakucābhidhā: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apīta (प्रातिपदिक) + kuca (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (apīta-kuca) + (tatpurusha) ‘…-abhidhā’ = ‘having the name …’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Apītakucā (Devī-sthāna within Aruṇācala-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (traditionally a sage/assembly; exact interlocutor not specified in the given excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant column of light (Jyotirliṅga) witnessed at Aruṇācala; Devī, after fervent prayer, stands united with Śiva, and the landscape is sanctified with the name Apītakucā.

Characters & Entities

• Jyotirliṅga
• Devī (Gaurī/Pārvatī)
• Śiva (implied)
• Apītakucā (toponym/epithet)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The vision of the Jyotirliṅga and heartfelt prayer are shown to culminate in divine union and the sanctification of place through sacred names.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala’s Jyotirliṅga context is central; ‘Apītakucā’ is referenced as a sanctified name associated with the Devi’s attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prayer (prārthanā) in conjunction with darśana (beholding) of the Jyotirliṅga is implied as an efficacious devotional method.