Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सतीनामा तु या देवी विनष्टा दक्षहेलया । सा भविष्यति कल्याणी हिमाचलशरीरजा

Transliteration

satīnāmā tu yā devī vinaṣṭā dakṣahelayā | sā bhaviṣyati kalyāṇī himācalaśarīrajā

Translation

Et la Déesse nommée Satī, qui périt à cause de l’affront de Dakṣa, renaîtra comme l’auspicieuse Kalyāṇī, fille de Himācala.

Word by Word

• सती-नाम: (she) named Satī
• सती-नाम: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘सत्याः नाम’/‘सती इति नाम’ (named Satī)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• या: who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular (who)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (goddess)

• विनष्टा: destroyed, perished
• विनष्टा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनष्ट (कृदन्त; √नश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Past passive participle, nominative singular (destroyed/perished)

• दक्ष-हेलया: by Dakṣa’s insult
• दक्ष-हेलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + हेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन — Instrumental singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘दक्षस्य हेला’ (by Dakṣa’s insult/contempt)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (she)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन — Future, 3rd person singular

• कल्याणी: Kalyāṇī, the auspicious one
• कल्याणी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (Kalyāṇī / auspicious one)

• हिमाचल-शरीर-जा: born of Himācala
• हिमाचल-शरीर-जा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘हिमाचलस्य शरीरे (अथवा शरीरात्) जाता’ (born from the body/line of Himācala)

Speaker

Brahmā (Svayambhū), speaking to the Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himācala/Himālaya (archetypal)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poignant remembrance of Satī’s demise due to Dakṣa’s insult, followed by the hopeful vision of her rebirth as Kalyāṇī, daughter of Himācala—Himalayan serenity framing renewal.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Dakṣa
• Kalyāṇī (Pārvatī)
• Himācala (Himālaya)
• Śiva (implied via Satī narrative)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine purpose continues across cycles; even tragedy becomes a doorway for renewed auspiciousness and restoration of cosmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it references the Himālaya (Himācala) as the Goddess’s birthplace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.