Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

जगन्माता त्वियं बाला पुत्री ते सर्वसिद्धिदा । पुरा भवेऽभवद्भार्या सतीनाम्ना भवस्य या

Transliteration

jaganmātā tviyaṃ bālā putrī te sarvasiddhidā | purā bhave'bhavadbhāryā satīnāmnā bhavasya yā

Translation

ഈ ബാലിക തന്നെയാണ് ജഗന്മാതാവ്—നിന്റെ പുത്രി, സർവ്വസിദ്ധികളും ദാനിക്കുന്നവൾ. പൂർവ്വകാലത്ത് അവൾ ഭവൻ (ശിവൻ)ന്റെ ഭാര്യയായി ‘സതി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• जगन्माता: mother of the world
• जगन्माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः माता)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (बालाऽ इति)

• बाला: girl/young maiden
• बाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धिदा: giver of all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-siddhi-dā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाः सिद्धयः ददाति)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• भवे: in/with Bhava (Śiva)
• भवे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग; ‘भव’ = शिव

• अभवत्: was/became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: भू (to be/become)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सतीनाम्ना: by the name ‘Satī’
• सतीनाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī-nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुं? (नामन्-शब्दः नपुंसक); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्याः नाम)

• भवस्य: of Bhava (Śiva)
• भवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग

• या: who
• या: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya (Devī-janma-bhūmi motif)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śailarāja (Himālaya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous young girl is revealed as Jagadambā—Himālaya’s daughter—identified with Satī, the former consort of Bhava (Śiva); the scene carries awe and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (as the girl)
• Satī
• Śiva (Bhava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother may appear in human form; recognizing her divinity transforms ordinary relationships into sacred dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse exalts the Goddess’s cosmic identity within the Himālaya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a revelation of identity (tattva) rather than a ritual injunction.