Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 179

Devanagari script

ततो देव्या समालिंग्य नीत्वोत्संगं स्वकं मुदा । पुत्रत्वे कल्पितः पार्थ महाकालो महामतिः

Transliteration

tato devyā samāliṃgya nītvotsaṃgaṃ svakaṃ mudā | putratve kalpitaḥ pārtha mahākālo mahāmatiḥ

Translation

फिर देवी ने उसे आलिंगन कर, हर्षपूर्वक अपनी गोद में बैठाया; हे पार्थ, महामति महाकाल को पुत्र रूप में स्वीकार किया।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालार्थे (adverb: 'then')

• देव्या: by the Goddess
• देव्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समालिङ्ग्य: having embraced
• समालिङ्ग्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-लिङ्ग् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having embraced'

• नीत्वा: having taken
• नीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having led/taken'

• उत्सङ्गम्: lap, bosom
• उत्सङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• स्वकम्: her own
• स्वकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (उत्सङ्गम्)

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Hetu/Instrument (Cause/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्/मुदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• पुत्रत्वे: in the state of sonship
• पुत्रत्वे: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• कल्पितः: appointed, regarded as
• कल्पितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॢप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• महाकालः: Mahākāla
• महाकालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् कालः

• महामतिः: great-minded
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (महाकालः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); 'Pārtha' is a vocative within the narrative

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (as addressed in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, radiant and compassionate, embraces Mahākāla and lifts him onto her lap, smiling; devas and sages witness with reverent stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mahākāla
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion is intimate and personal—Devī’s embrace signifies protective grace bestowed upon the devotee/sacred power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative continues the glorification of Mahākāla’s sacred sphere, where Devī’s presence and blessings are central.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse conveys theological meaning through Devī’s blessing.