Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

आर्यासनगता साध्वी शुशुभे मितभाषिणी । संस्तूयमाना मुनिभिः सिद्धचारणपन्नगैः

Transliteration

āryāsanagatā sādhvī śuśubhe mitabhāṣiṇī | saṃstūyamānā munibhiḥ siddhacāraṇapannagaiḥ

Translation

ആര്യാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്ന സാദ്ധ്വിയും മിതഭാഷിണിയുമായ ദേവി ദീപ്തിയായി ശോഭിച്ചു. മുനികൾ, സിദ്ധർ, ചാരണർ, പന്നഗർ (നാഗങ്ങൾ) എന്നിവരുടെ സ്തുതികളാൽ അവൾ കൂടുതൽ പ്രകാശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• आर्यासनगता: seated on the noble seat
• आर्यासनगता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य + आसन + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past participle) ‘गता’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—आर्यस्य/आर्यं आसनं (noble seat) तत्र गता (gone to the noble seat)

• साध्वी: the virtuous woman
• साध्वी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शुशुभे: shone
• शुशुभे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्; धातु: शुभ् (to shine, to be splendid)

• मितभाषिणी: soft/measure-spoken
• मितभाषिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मित + भाषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—मितं भाषते इति (one who speaks measuredly)

• संस्तूयमाना: being praised
• संस्तूयमाना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—शानच्/मान (present passive participle) ‘संस्तूयमान’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (being praised)

• मुनिभिः: by sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सिद्धचारणपन्नगैः: by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and Nāgas
• सिद्धचारणपन्नगैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)—सिद्धाः च चारणाः च पन्नगाः च

Speaker

Narrator (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī sits on an elevated noble seat, radiant yet modest; around her, sages, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, and Nāgas form layered circles of praise, suggesting multiple realms converging.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (implied)
• Munis
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Pannagas/Nāgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Devī embodies noble conduct—dignity, restraint in speech, and worthiness of praise from all spiritual orders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa context situates the praise within Kedāra’s sacred milieu, though the verse itself is not a tirtha-eulogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it reflects stuti (praise) as a devotional response to divine presence.