Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततः सिद्धांबिकां स्तुत्वा जप्तवानपराजिताम् । महाविद्यां वैष्णवीं तु साधनेन समन्विताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ siddhāṃbikāṃ stutvā japtavānaparājitām | mahāvidyāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ tu sādhanena samanvitām

Translation

Ensuite, ayant loué Siddhāmbikā, il effectua le japa de l'invincible (Aparājitā) — la grande Vaiṣṇavī Mahāvidyā — pleinement soutenu par la sādhana prescrite.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर्यवाचक (then/thereafter)

• siddhāmbikām: Siddhāmbikā (the accomplished Mother-goddess)
• siddhāmbikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhā (सिद्धा) + ambikā (अम्बिका) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — पूर्वक्रिया

• japtavān: (he) recited
• japtavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु) + ktavatu (क्तवतु) → japtavat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past active participle, क्तवतु); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• aparājitām: Aparājitā (the Unconquered)
• aparājitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparājitā (अपराजिता) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (महाविद्याया नाम)

• mahāvidyām: the Mahāvidyā (great mantra/knowledge-goddess)
• mahāvidyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा) + vidyā (विद्या) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vaiṣṇavīm: Vaiṣṇavī
• vaiṣṇavīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• sādhanena: with (proper) practice/means
• sādhanena: Karana (Instrument/means करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• samanvitām: endowed/associated (with)
• samanvitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + anu + √i (इ धातु) + kta → samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā-sthāna; Aparājitā Mahāvidyā upāsanā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya stands before Siddhāmbikā, offering stuti; then seated in disciplined posture (āsana), he performs japa of Aparājitā, with a rosary, ritual implements, and a protective aura forming around him.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāmbikā
• Aparājitā
• Vaiṣṇavī Mahāvidyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stuti) should mature into disciplined practice: japa performed with proper sādhana is portrayed as a dharmic means to invoke invincible divine protection and success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha or sacred geography is named in this verse; it focuses on deity-praise and mantra-japa rather than a particular sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-japa of Aparājitā (the Vaiṣṇavī Mahāvidyā) is prescribed, explicitly to be undertaken together with sādhana—i.e., the supporting disciplines/ritual method required for effective practice.