Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138

Devanagari script

जया च विजया चैव माधवी च सुलोचना । सुश्रुता च श्रुता चैव तथैव च शुकी परा

Transliteration

jayā ca vijayā caiva mādhavī ca sulocanā | suśrutā ca śrutā caiva tathaiva ca śukī parā

Translation

Jayā et Vijayā, Mādhavī et Sulocanā ; Suśrutā et Śrutā, et de même l’excellente Śukī—

Word by Word

• जया: Jayā
• जया: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• विजया: Vijayā
• विजया: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• माधवी: Mādhavī
• माधवी: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• सुलोचना: Sulocanā
• सुलोचना: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय) + लोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम); कर्मधारयः (सु-लोचना = good-eyed)

• सुश्रुता: Suśrutā
• सुश्रुता: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रत्यय) + श्रुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम); कर्मधारयः (well-heard/renowned)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• श्रुता: Śrutā
• श्रुता: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus/so')

• एव: also/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• शुकी: Śukī
• शुकी: Karta (Appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• परा: excellent, supreme
• परा: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शुकी)

Speaker

Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context, traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession-like tableau of named women/companions around Girijā, each distinct in posture and expression, suggesting a supportive circle during austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Vijayā
• Mādhavī
• Sulocanā
• Suśrutā
• Śrutā
• Śukī
• Girijā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual striving is often supported by a community of well-wishers; companionship can sustain austerity and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra is the narrative locus; these companions are described in the context of Girijā’s tapas there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists companions/attendants connected to the tapas narrative.