Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
महातलं चास्य गुल्फौ जंघे चापि तलातलम् । सुतलं जानुनी चास्य ऊरू च वितलातले
Transliteration
mahātalaṃ cāsya gulphau jaṃghe cāpi talātalam | sutalaṃ jānunī cāsya ūrū ca vitalātale
Translation
On dit que Mahātala se tient à Ses chevilles ; Talātala à Ses jambes ; Sutala à Ses genoux ; et Vitala à Ses cuisses.
Word by Word
mahātalamMahātala (netherworld)
mahātalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—महान् + तलम् (कर्मधारय)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
asyaof him/its
asya:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)
gulphau(the two) ankles
gulphau:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootgulpha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
jaṅghe(the two) shanks/legs
jaṅghe:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootjaṅghā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-प्रयोग (particle: also/even)
talātalamTalātala (netherworld)
talātalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottalātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—तल + अतलम् (कर्मधारय)
sutalamSutala (netherworld)
sutalam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsutala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; समासः—सु + तलम् (कर्मधारय)
jānunī(the two) knees
jānunī:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootjānu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
asyaof him/its
asya:
Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive)
ūrū(the two) thighs
ūrū:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootūru (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), द्विवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
vitalātalein Vitalātala (netherworld)
vitalātale:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvitalātala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; समासः—वितल + अतलम् (कर्मधारय)
Speaker
Devas (collective stuti)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A towering Virāṭ form standing in stillness; the lower limbs subtly inscribed with the names Mahātala, Talātala, Sutala, Vitala, suggesting the underworlds as sacred anatomy.
Characters & Entities
V
Virāṭ (cosmic form) (implied)M
MahātalaT
TalātalaS
SutalaV
VitalaFAQs
Purāṇic cosmology teaches unity: diverse realms are limbs of a single divine reality.
None; this is a cosmographic description, not a tīrtha-māhātmya passage.
None.