Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

इतीमां साधयामास वैष्णवीमपरा जिताम् । विजयः संयतो भूत्वा मनोबुद्धिसमाधिभिः

Transliteration

itīmāṃ sādhayāmāsa vaiṣṇavīmaparā jitām | vijayaḥ saṃyato bhūtvā manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ (ഈ വിദ്യയെ) അറിഞ്ഞ് വിജയൻ വൈഷ്ണവീ അപരാജിതാ വിദ്യയെ സാധിച്ചു; മനസ്സും ബുദ്ധിയും സമാധിയിൽ ഏകാഗ്രമാക്കി സംയമിതനും നിയന്ത്രിതനും ആയി।

Word by Word

• iti: Thus
• iti: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति)
• Form: Particle

• imām: This
• imām: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sādhayāmāsa: Accomplished/Mastered
• sādhayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (साध्)
• Form: Lit Lakara (Perfect), 3rd Person, Singular, Periphrastic

• vaiṣṇavīm: Vaishnavi (related to Vishnu)
• vaiṣṇavīm: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• aparājitām: Unconquered
• aparājitām: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparājitā (अपराजिता)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vijayaḥ: Vijaya (Proper Name)
• vijayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijaya (विजय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• saṃyataḥ: Restrained/Self-controlled
• saṃyataḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃyata (संयत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular, Past Participle

• bhūtvā: Having become
• bhūtvā: Purvakala Kriya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhū (भू)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund)

• manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ: With mind, intellect, and concentration
• manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manobuddhisamādhi (मनोबुद्धिसमाधि)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

Speaker

Implied narrator within Sūta’s discourse (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa typically Sūta to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya seated in meditation, controlled breath and steady gaze, performing japa; behind him the luminous form of Vaiṣṇavī Aparājitā manifests, signifying siddhi and invincibility.

Characters & Entities

• Vijaya
• Vaiṣṇavī
• Aparājitā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual power is stabilized by restraint and samādhi—mantra bears fruit when mind and intellect are gathered and disciplined.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on sādhana (accomplishment) of the Aparājitā vidyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sādhana through mental discipline—samādhi of mind and intellect—rather than an external rite is emphasized.