Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे जाता गिरिजा नाम नामतः । प्रादुर्भूता यदा देवी सर्वेषां च सुखप्रदा

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare jātā girijā nāma nāmataḥ | prādurbhūtā yadā devī sarveṣāṃ ca sukhapradā

Translation

ഇതിനിടയിൽ ദേവി പ്രാദുർഭവിച്ച് ജനിച്ചു; നാമതഃ അവൾ ‘ഗിരിജാ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ദേവി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായപ്പോൾ അവൾ എല്ലാവർക്കും സുഖപ്രദയായി.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्तरे: in the interval; meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जाता: born; arisen
• जाता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• गिरिजा: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• गिरिजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक) = गिरि + जा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name: 'by name')

• नामतः: as regards the name; nominally
• नामतः: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'as to name/nominally')

• प्रादुर्भूता: manifested; appeared
• प्रादुर्भूता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्रादुस् (उपसर्गवत् अव्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal conjunction/adverb: 'when')

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे (Masculine/Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सुखप्रदा: giver of happiness
• सुखप्रदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखप्रदा (प्रातिपदिक) = सुख + प्रदा
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), in narration to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Girijā-janma-bhūmi (mythic Himalayan locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The moment of Girijā’s birth: a radiant infant/young goddess appearing with auspicious light; Menā and Himavān overwhelmed with joy; celestial beings shower flowers; Himalayan peaks glow.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s presence is inherently auspicious—her manifestation is portrayed as universal welfare and joy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himalayan sacred sphere is highlighted through the name Girijā; the Kedāra Khaṇḍa context connects the narrative to Kedāra’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the Goddess’s birth and beneficent nature.