Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

इयमेव च बंधाय मोक्षायेयं च सर्वदा । एनामाराध्य चैश्वर्यमिन्द्राद्याः समवाप्नुयुः

Transliteration

iyameva ca baṃdhāya mokṣāyeyaṃ ca sarvadā | enāmārādhya caiśvaryamindrādyāḥ samavāpnuyuḥ

Translation

Elle seule est cause de servitude, et elle seule—toujours—est cause de délivrance. En l’adorant, même Indra et les autres dieux obtiennent la puissance souveraine.

Word by Word

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• bandhāya: for bondage
• bandhāya: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandha (बन्ध) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative); एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for bondage)

• mokṣāya: for liberation
• mokṣāya: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (मोक्ष) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for liberation)

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• enām: her
• enām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ārādhya: having worshipped
• ārādhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√rādh (राध्) (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाले (having worshipped)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• aiśvaryam: sovereignty, lordship
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (ऐश्वर्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• indra-ādyāḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (इन्द्र) + ādi (आदि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (इन्द्रः आदिः येषां ते)

• samavāpnuyuḥ: would obtain, might attain
• samavāpnuyuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ava-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two-path imagery: on one side, beings bound by golden cords of desire (bandha) emanating from Devi’s left hand; on the other, the same cords become a garland leading upward (moksha) from her right hand; Indra and devas receive crowns as aishvarya through her worship.

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same Divine Power governs worldly entanglement and spiritual release; devotion aligns one toward liberation and true sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; it supports the chapter’s Devī-centered tīrtha framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana/upāsanā (devotional worship) of Śakti.