Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तावत्त्वं सर्वलोकानां वत्स पूज्यो भविष्यसि । देवीलोकेषु सर्वेषु देवीवद्विचरिष्यसि

Transliteration

tāvattvaṃ sarvalokānāṃ vatsa pūjyo bhaviṣyasi | devīlokeṣu sarveṣu devīvadvicariṣyasi

Translation

“അത്രകാലം, വത്സാ, നീ സർവ്വലോകങ്ങൾക്കും പൂജ്യനാകും; ദേവിയുടെ എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളിലും ദേവിയെപ്പോലെ സഞ്ചരിക്കും.”

Word by Word

• tāvat: so long
• tāvat: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative: ‘so long/that long’)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarva-lokānām: of all the worlds
• sarva-lokānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वेषां लोकानाम्’ (genitive plural)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• pūjyaḥ: worthy of worship
• pūjyaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūjya (कृदन्त, √pūj, यत्/ण्यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• bhaviṣyasi: you will be
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• devī-lokeṣu: in the worlds/realms of the goddess
• devī-lokeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; ‘देव्याः लोकाḥ’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; अधिकरण

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devīlokeṣu)

• devīvat: like the goddess
• devīvat: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: devīvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of comparison: ‘like the goddess’)

• vicariṣyasi: you will roam/move about
• vicariṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√car (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī-lokas (Sarva-devī-lokāḥ)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa completes the blessing: the devotee is shown receiving a radiant aura; in the background, multiple Devī-realms appear as layered celestial mandalas, with the devotee moving among them like a divine attendant.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Devī
• Devī-lokas (realms of the Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and divine favor elevate a being to revered status, reflecting the Purāṇic theme that bhakti yields lasting honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse speaks of ‘Devī-lokas’ (divine realms) rather than a terrestrial pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is a benediction describing the devotee’s future status.