Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तव भक्त्या विशेषेण स्थास्ये स्त्रीणां वरप्रदा । युद्धेषु तवकर्माणि रुद्रभक्तेषु ते कृपाम्

Transliteration

tava bhaktyā viśeṣeṇa sthāsye strīṇāṃ varapradā | yuddheṣu tavakarmāṇi rudrabhakteṣu te kṛpām

Translation

നിന്റെ ഭക്തിയുടെ പ്രത്യേക മഹിമകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് വരം നൽകുന്നവളായി ഇവിടെ നിലകൊള്ളും. യുദ്ധങ്ങളിൽ നിന്റെ പ്രവർത്തികൾ വിജയിക്കും; രുദ്രഭക്തന്മാരിൽ എന്റെ കരുണ വസിക്കും।

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतु/निमित्त-निर्देश

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (especially)

• स्थास्ये: I will remain
• स्थास्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women/for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Beneficiary group)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• वरप्रदा: granting boons
• वरप्रदा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (of अहम् implied)

• युद्धेषु: in battles
• युद्धेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्माणि: deeds/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; अत्र सन्दर्भे द्वितीया (object) अधिकम्

• रुद्रभक्तेषु: among devotees of Rudra
• रुद्रभक्तेषु: Adhikarana (Sphere/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र-भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• कृपाम्: compassion/grace
• कृपाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī speaks with compassionate authority: one hand in varada-mudrā (boons to women), another suggesting protection; behind, a hinted battlefield tableau where Skanda’s valor is divinely supported; Rudra-bhaktas sheltered under her gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion attracts protective grace: Devī becomes near to devotees, granting boons and safeguarding righteous action, especially for Rudra’s devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the verse emphasizes devotional proximity rather than a single geographic locus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is bhakti (devotional worship) to Devī and Rudra; no detailed vrata-steps are stated in this verse.