Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति सा लोके हरसिद्धिः प्रकीर्त्यते । देवीनां षष्टिकोटीभिरावृता पूज्यते सुरैः

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti sā loke harasiddhiḥ prakīrtyate | devīnāṃ ṣaṣṭikoṭībhirāvṛtā pūjyate suraiḥ

Translation

Dès lors, dans le monde, elle est célébrée sous le nom de Harasiddhi. Entourée de soixante crores de déesses, elle est adorée par les dieux.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from then)

• प्रभृति: from (that time) onward
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (since/from; postposition-like)

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

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• हर-सिद्धिः: Harasiddhi
• हर-सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• प्रकीर्त्यते: is proclaimed/celebrated
• प्रकीर्त्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• देवीनाम्: of goddesses
• देवीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• षष्टि-कोटीभिः: by sixty crores (in number)
• षष्टि-कोटीभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्विगु: षष्टिः कोटयः

• आवृता: surrounded
• आवृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (harasiddheḥ)

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता-हेतुः), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harasiddhi

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Harasiddhi enthroned, worshipped by devas, encircled by an immense retinue of goddesses—an expansive celestial court scene emphasizing fame and ongoing veneration.

Characters & Entities

• Harasiddhi
• Devas
• Devis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī’s renown arises from her saving power; cosmic beings honor her, teaching devotees to revere her as supreme refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Harasiddhi’s fame is linked to the chapter’s sacred setting (Śīkottara and the associated seat of worship).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Harasiddhi is affirmed as a deva-approved practice.