Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

पातु त्रिशूलममले तव मौलिजान्नो भालस्थलं शशिकला मृदुमाभ्रुवौ च । नेत्रे त्रिलोचनवधूर्गिरिजा च नासामोष्ठं जया च विजयात्वधरप्रदेशम्

Transliteration

pātu triśūlamamale tava maulijānno bhālasthalaṃ śaśikalā mṛdumābhruvau ca | netre trilocanavadhūrgirijā ca nāsāmoṣṭhaṃ jayā ca vijayātvadharapradeśam

Translation

ହେ ନିର୍ମଳ ଦେବୀ, ତୁମ ମୌଲିର ମୁକୁଟକୁ ତ୍ରିଶୂଳ ରକ୍ଷା କରୁ; ଲଲାଟ ଓ କୋମଳ ଭୃୂଯୁଗଳକୁ ଶଶିକଳା ରକ୍ଷା କରୁ। ତ୍ରିଲୋଚନ-ନାଥଙ୍କ ପ୍ରିୟା ଗିରିଜା ତୁମ ନେତ୍ରଦ୍ୱୟକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରୁ; ଜୟା–ବିଜୟା ତୁମ ନାସା, ଓଷ୍ଠ ଓ ଅଧୋମୁଖ-ପ୍ରଦେଶକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରୁ।

Word by Word

• pātu: may (she/it) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धाातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• triśūlam: the trident
• triśūlam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• amale: O spotless one
• amale: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• mauli-jāt: (that which is) on the crown (of the head)
• mauli-jāt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mauli + jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); (समासः: मौलौ जातम् = 'born/placed on the crown')

• naḥ: of us / for us
• naḥ: Sampradāna/Beneficiary (for us/नः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• bhāla-sthalam: the forehead-region
• bhāla-sthalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāla + sthala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• śaśi-kalā: the moon-crescent
• śaśi-kalā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin + kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• mṛdumā: the gentle (one)
• mṛdumā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mṛdu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• bhruvau: the two eyebrows
• bhruvau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), द्विवचन (dual)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• netre: the two eyes
• netre: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), द्विवचन (dual)

• tri-locana-vadhūḥ: the bride of the three-eyed (Śiva)
• tri-locana-vadhūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri + locana + vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular); (त्रिलोचनस्य वधूः)

• girijā: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• girijā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + jā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nāsā: the nose
• nāsā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• moṣṭham: the lip
• moṣṭham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: oṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• jayā: Jayā (goddess/personified victory)
• jayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vijayā: Vijayā (goddess/personified victory)
• vijayā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधबोधक-अव्यय (particle: 'indeed/but')

• adhara-pradeśam: the lower-lip region
• adhara-pradeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhara + pradeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context, typically to Agastya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śākta-Śaiva kavaca visualization: the devotee invokes protective powers over the face—triśūla above the crown, crescent moon on the forehead, Girijā as the luminous guardian of the eyes, and Jayā-Vijayā as twin attendants guarding the lower face.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Trilocana)
• Triśūla
• Śaśikalā (Crescent Moon)
• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Jayā
• Vijayā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional remembrance of Śiva’s sacred emblems and attendants becomes a form of protection (rakṣā) and steadies the mind in dharma through reverent praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (Kāśī Māhātmya) framework, implicitly praising Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as the supreme Śaiva sacred geography where such stuti grants heightened merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite (snāna, dāna, vrata) is stated here; the practice implied is stotra/japa—recitation and contemplative remembrance of Śiva and associated deities for protection.