Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

वाराहगिरिसंस्था मां समानीता च साब्रवीत् । यत्राहं नारद सदा तिष्ठामि कृपयार्थिनाम्

Transliteration

vārāhagirisaṃsthā māṃ samānītā ca sābravīt | yatrāhaṃ nārada sadā tiṣṭhāmi kṛpayārthinām

Translation

Bersemayam di Gunung Varāha, Baginda kubawa, lalu Baginda bersabda: “Di mana Aku sentiasa tinggal, wahai Nārada, itulah demi mereka yang memohon belas kasih.”

Word by Word

• vārāhagirisaṃsthā: situated on Varāha mountain
• vārāhagirisaṃsthā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vārāha-giri-saṃsthā (प्रातिपदिक; वाराह + गिरि + संस्था)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्त्पुरुष-समास (वाराहगिरौ संस्था/स्थितिः यस्याः)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samānītā: having brought; having led (me)
• samānītā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√nī (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• abravīt: said; spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nārada: O Nārada
• nārada: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• tiṣṭhāmi: I stay; I abide
• tiṣṭhāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kṛpayā: by compassion; out of mercy
• kṛpayā: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• arthinām: of the supplicants; of those who seek
• arthinām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); quoted speech of the Goddess within the verse

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Varāhagiri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada (direct address in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī Kolambā enthroned on Varāhagiri, extending a compassionate hand toward supplicants; Nārada stands nearby receiving her declaration; the mountain is depicted as a sacred, living presence.

Characters & Entities

• Varāhagiri
• Devī (Kolambā implied)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess abides as a compassionate refuge for sincere seekers—mercy is central to her tīrtha-presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Varāhagiri (Varāha Mountain) is identified as the Goddess’ established sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is detailed; the implied prescription is approaching the Devī with humility as a seeker of compassion.