Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

सर्वमंगलमंगल्या यदि त्वं सत्यतोंबिके । ततो मे मंगलं देहि नेत्रदानान्नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

sarvamaṃgalamaṃgalyā yadi tvaṃ satyatoṃbike | tato me maṃgalaṃ dehi netradānānnamostu te

Translation

ഹേ അംബികേ, നീ സകലമംഗളങ്ങളിലുമുള്ള മംഗളസ്വരൂപിണി; നീ സത്യമായും മാതാവാണെങ്കിൽ എനിക്ക് മംഗളം ദാനം ചെയ്യേണമേ. നേത്രദാനത്തിനായി നിനക്ക് നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गल्या: O most auspicious among all auspiciousness
• सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गल्या: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-मङ्गल-मङ्गल्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; समासः (सर्वेषां मङ्गलानां मङ्गल्या = auspiciousness of all auspicious things)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional particle: if)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सत्यतः: truly
• सत्यतः: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: truly/in truth)

• अम्बिके: O Mother (Ambikā)
• अम्बिके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• ततः: then/therefore
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (therefore/from that)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (to me)

• मङ्गलम्: auspicious boon
• मङ्गलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नेत्रदानात्: from (by) the giving of eyes
• नेत्रदानात्: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘नेत्रस्य दानम्’ (from/through the gift of eyes)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Prayojana (Utterance/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारवाचक (salutation)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (let it be)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन (to you)

Speaker

A Pāṇḍava devotee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī as ‘Sarvamaṅgalā’ bestows a radiant blessing; a devotee receives ‘eyes’ symbolically as light—two lotus-lamps placed near the face; the scene is gentle, maternal, and auspicious.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is sought as a direct consequence of recognizing the Goddess as the true Mother and benefactress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit sacred geography is stated in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; the verse offers praise and thanks connected to ‘netra-dāna’ (granting sight).