Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

पूज्यमाना तदा देवी उवाच कमलासनम् । देवानृषीन्पितॄन्यक्षानन्यान्सर्वान्समागतान्

Transliteration

pūjyamānā tadā devī uvāca kamalāsanam | devānṛṣīnpitṝnyakṣānanyānsarvānsamāgatān

Translation

പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ ദേവി അപ്പോൾ കമലാസനനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെയും, കൂടിച്ചേർന്ന ദേവന്മാർ, ഋഷിമാർ, പിതൃകൾ, യക്ഷന്മാർ എന്നിവരെയും മറ്റു എല്ലാവരെയും അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു।

Word by Word

• pūjyamānā: being worshipped
• pūjyamānā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + śānac (कृदन्त)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

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

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• kamalāsanam: to Kamalāsana (Brahmā)
• kamalāsanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala + āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कमलस्य आसनम्) — ब्रह्मा (lotus-seated)

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• ṛṣīn: the sages
• ṛṣīn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• pitṝn: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• pitṝn: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; पितृ-शब्द (irregular declension)

• yakṣān: the Yakṣas
• yakṣān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (sarvān इत्यस्य/समूहस्य)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (समागतान्)

• samāgatān: assembled, arrived
• samāgatān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘devān…’ इत्यादीनां विशेषणम्

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, still being worshipped, turns to address Brahmā seated on a lotus; around them stand devas, ṛṣis, pitṛs with subtle ancestral aura, and yakṣas as guardian-like beings—an ordered cosmic congregation.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Kamalāsana (Brahmā)
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Pitṛs
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī is honored as a spiritual authority; dharmic gatherings unite gods, sages, and ancestors under sacred discourse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred setting frames the assembly and the Devī’s address.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse depicts pūjā and a formal address within an assembly; it does not prescribe a specific vrata, dāna, or snāna.