Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

इयमर्च्या च चिंत्या च वीरत्वं समभीप्सुभिः । बहुभिर्देवदैतेयैर्ददौ तेभ्यश्च वीरताम्

Transliteration

iyamarcyā ca ciṃtyā ca vīratvaṃ samabhīpsubhiḥ | bahubhirdevadaiteyairdadau tebhyaśca vīratām

Translation

この女神は、勇武を希求する者によって礼拝され、また観想されるべきである。多くのデーヴァとダイティヤは彼女を敬い、まさにその勇気と武威を彼女より授かった。

Word by Word

• इयम्: this (goddess)
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (this)

• अर्च्या: worthy of worship
• अर्च्या: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) → अर्च्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'पूजनीया' (to be worshipped)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• चिन्त्या: worthy of contemplation
• चिन्त्या: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु) → चिन्त्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'ध्यातव्या' (to be contemplated)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• वीरत्वम्: heroism
• वीरत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समभीप्सुभिः: by those desiring (it)
• समभीप्सुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + अभि + ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ईप्सु-प्रातिपदिक (desirous of)

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• देवदैतेयैः: by gods and daityas
• देवदैतेयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + दैतेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—देवाश्च दैतेयाश्च (gods and daityas)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• वीरताम्: valor/heroic state
• वीरताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Carcitā Mahādurgā-sthāna

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Warrior-seekers and ascetics worship and meditate before fierce Durga; behind them, a mythic tableau shows Devas and Daityas receiving boons of valor from the same Devī, emphasizing her impartial bestowal of vīrya.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādurgā (implied Goddess)
• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship (arcana) and meditation (dhyāna) on the Goddess are presented as direct means to attain vīratva—courage, strength, and heroic resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions as a general Śakti-māhātmya statement; the specific directional pīṭha-site context is developed in the surrounding verses of Adhyāya 47.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Arcana (formal worship) and cintana/dhyāna (contemplation) of the Goddess for those seeking valor.