Shloka 36

Svagati-varṇana

Description of the Supreme State / One’s True Attainment

Devanagari script

स्कंदश्शक्तिं समादाय मयूरस्थस्सघंटकः । देव्यास्समीपे संतस्थौ द्वितीय इव पावकः

Transliteration

skaṃdaśśaktiṃ samādāya mayūrasthassaghaṃṭakaḥ | devyāssamīpe saṃtasthau dvitīya iva pāvakaḥ

Translation

ສະກັນດະຖືສັກຕິ (ຫອກ) ປະທັບເທິງນົກຢູງ ປະດັບດ້ວຍກະດິ່ງກັງວານ ແລະຢືນໃກ້ພຣະເທວີ ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງດັ່ງໄຟອີກກອງໜຶ່ງ.

Word by Word

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• शक्तिम्: spear/śakti weapon
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Kriya (क्रिया; पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययकृदन्त; √दा (3P) उपसर्ग: सम्+आ; 'having taken'

• मयूरस्थः: seated on the peacock
• मयूरस्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मयूर-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (मयूर-स्थ = मयूरे स्थितः); विशेषणम् (स्कन्दः)

• सघण्टकः: with a bell
• सघण्टकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-घण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहिवत् प्रयोगः: 'घण्टकयुक्तः' (with a bell); विशेषणम् (स्कन्दः)

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• संतस्थौ: stood
• संतस्थौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √स्था with उपसर्ग सम्; 'stood/was stationed'

• द्वितीयः: a second
• द्वितीयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पावकः)

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• पावकः: fire
• पावकः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमानपद (standard of comparison)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Kartikeya)
• Devi (Uma/Parvati)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse highlights Skanda as the radiant śakti (divine power) in service to the Goddess, portraying the Shiva-family as a living focus for saguna upāsanā—devotion that steadies the mind and turns it toward Pati (Shiva) through reverence for His divine household.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though the Linga is not named here, the scene supports saguna worship: Skanda’s fiery presence beside Devī reflects the manifest glory surrounding Shiva’s sphere. In Shaiva practice, such narratives cultivate bhakti that naturally culminates in Linga-upāsanā as the central symbol of Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is dhyāna on the Shiva-Parivāra (Shiva’s divine family) while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” visualizing a steady, fire-like inner clarity (pāvaka) that burns impurities (mala) and strengthens devotion.