Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तद्राज्यं शासने स्थाप्य दुष्टान्निघ्नंश्चराम्यहम् । माता कुशलिनी देवी तपो दिव्यमुपाश्रिता

Transliteration

tadrājyaṃ śāsane sthāpya duṣṭānnighnaṃścarāmyaham | mātā kuśalinī devī tapo divyamupāśritā

Translation

ആ രാജ്യം സുസ്ഥിരമായ ഭരണത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് ഞാൻ ദുഷ്ടരെ അടക്കി സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു. എന്റെ മാതാവ്—ദേവീസ്വരൂപിണി—ക്ഷേമത്തിലാണ്; ദിവ്യ തപസ്സിൽ ആശ്രയം എടുത്തിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• rājyam: kingdom, realm
• rājyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śāsane: in governance/administration
• śāsane: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāsana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sthāpya: having established
• sthāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रेरणार्थक धातु √sthā + क्त्वा-समकक्ष ल्यप् (gerund in -ya), अव्यय

• duṣṭān: the wicked (people)
• duṣṭān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √duṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; (दुष्ट-जनाः)

• nighnan: slaying, killing
• nighnan: Karta (Concurrent action/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• carāmi: I roam, I move about
• carāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mātā: mother
• mātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuśalinī: well, healthy, prosperous
• kuśalinī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuśalinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• devī: the goddess/lady
• devī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• upāśritā: has resorted to, has undertaken
• upāśritā: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√śri (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Haidambi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker describes establishing the kingdom in good governance, roaming to subdue the wicked, and his mother living well in divine austerity.

Characters & Entities

• Haidambi
• Mother of Haidambi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by righteous governance that restrains the wicked, alongside inner purification through tapas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the emphasis is on dharmic administration and ascetic practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is praised, but no detailed vrata, dāna, or snāna procedure is specified.