Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ता तदा देवी मोहिनी सर्वमंगला । उवाचाथासुरान्सर्वान्रोचयंल्लौकिकीं स्थितिम्

Transliteration

evamuktā tadā devī mohinī sarvamaṃgalā | uvācāthāsurānsarvānrocayaṃllaukikīṃ sthitim

Translation

Ainsi interpellée, la Déesse Mohinī—toujours toute-auspice—s’adressa alors à tous les Asuras, leur recommandant une conduite selon l’ordre du monde.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक ("thus")

• uktā: having been addressed / spoken to
• uktā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √vac (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृत्/क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• mohinī: Mohinī
• mohinī: Apposition (to devī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; नाम (epithet)

• sarvamaṃgalā: all-auspicious
• sarvamaṃgalā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival to devī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (all-auspicious)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भार्थक ("then/now")

• asurān: the asuras
• asurān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (to asurān)

• rocayan: pleasing, making (them) approve
• rocayan: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Participial, attendant action)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ruc (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (while pleasing/causing to like)

• laukikīm: worldly, ordinary
• laukikīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: laukikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (to sthitim)

• sthitim: a course/arrangement, situation
• sthitim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (with Mohinī speaking within the narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mohinī, radiant and auspicious, addresses the asuras with charming, worldly-sounding advice; the court is captivated as the decisive distribution approaches.

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Devī
• Asuras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the enchanting divine power (Mohinī) directs beings toward dharmic, socially ordered conduct—showing that true auspiciousness guides desire into righteous living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Māheśvara Khaṇḍa, situating it in the Kedāra sacred region’s narrative framework (Kedāra-kṣetra Mahātmya context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual act (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it emphasizes adopting a proper worldly/dharmic mode of conduct.