Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

तथैव नवदुर्गासु सतीष्वतिबलासु च । सिद्धेशे सिद्धगणपे चापि वोऽत्र स्थितिः कथम्

Transliteration

tathaiva navadurgāsu satīṣvatibalāsu ca | siddheśe siddhagaṇape cāpi vo'tra sthitiḥ katham

Translation

ସେହିପରି ନବଦୁର୍ଗାମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ, ଅତିବଳଶାଳିନୀ ସତୀଦେବୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ, ଏବଂ ସିଦ୍ଧେଶ ଓ ସିଦ୍ଧଗଣପଙ୍କ ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ—ତୁମେ ଏଠାରେ ରହିପାରୁଛ କିପରି?

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• नवदुर्गासु: among/in the nine Durgas
• नवदुर्गासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव-दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (नव + दुर्गा)

• सतीषु: among the virtuous women/Satis
• सतीषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अतिबलासु: very powerful
• अतिबलासु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘अति’ उपसर्गपूर्वक

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

• सिद्धेशे: in/at Siddheśa (Lord of Siddhas)
• सिद्धेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धानाम् ईशः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• सिद्धगणपे: in/at Siddhagaṇapa
• सिद्धगणपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-गणप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धानां गणपः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• वः: of you
• वः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘of you (pl.)’

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• स्थितिः: abode/staying
• स्थितिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कथम्: how/why
• कथम्: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

Speaker

Pārtha (Arjuna/Dhanaṃjaya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred northern quarter is implied, populated by Navadurgā forms and Satī presences, with Siddheśa and a Siddha-Gaṇapati as potent guardians; the speaker marvels at continued residence amid such power.

Characters & Entities

• Navadurgā
• Satī
• Siddheśa
• Siddhagaṇapa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces are guarded by divine powers; abiding there is not casual but depends on divine sanction and purity of purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific named geography is not given in this verse; it highlights a locale associated with Navadurgā, Satīs, Siddheśa, and Siddhagaṇapa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is on eligibility (adhikāra) to remain in a highly charged sacred precinct.