Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

त्वामप्यत्र स्थापयिष्ये वरदा भव पर्वति

Transliteration

tvāmapyatra sthāpayiṣye varadā bhava parvati

Translation

നിന്നെയും ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ സ്ഥാപിക്കും; ഹേ പാർവതി, വരദായിനിയായി ഭവിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• स्थापयिष्ये: I will establish/place
• स्थापयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Sambodhana/Predicate (contextual)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (address/predicate)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda declares the intention to establish Pārvatī at the site; visualize a consecration moment—kalasha, flowers, lamps—Devī’s presence descending into the shrine-seat as Varadā.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śakti is invoked as compassionate and boon-bestowing; the sacred place is empowered through the abiding presence of the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha name is not stated in the verse; the holiness is implied by the act of establishing the Goddess ‘here’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā (installation) of the Goddess as Varadā—establishing her presence as a boon-giver at the site.