Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

शक्ति प्रसादादाप्नोति वीर्यं सर्वाश्च संपदः । ईश्वरी सर्वभूतेषु सा चैवं पार्थ संस्थिता

Transliteration

śakti prasādādāpnoti vīryaṃ sarvāśca saṃpadaḥ | īśvarī sarvabhūteṣu sā caivaṃ pārtha saṃsthitā

Translation

ଶକ୍ତିର ପ୍ରସାଦରେ ବୀର୍ୟ ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ସମ୍ପଦ ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ। ହେ ପାର୍ଥ, ସେଇ ଈଶ୍ୱରୀ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ; ଏହିପରି ସେ ସର୍ବତ୍ର ସଂସ୍ଥିତ।

Word by Word

• śaktiḥ: Śakti (Power/Goddess)
• śaktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (शक्ति) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• prasādāt: from (her) grace
• prasādāt: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रसाद) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (from/through grace)

• āpnoti: attains, obtains
• āpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vīryam: strength, vigor
• vīryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya (वीर्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying saṃpadaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• saṃpadaḥ: prosperities, fortunes
• saṃpadaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpad (सम्पद्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• īśvarī: the Goddess, the Sovereign Lady
• īśvarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvarī (ईश्वरी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• sarva-bhūteṣu: in all beings
• sarva-bhūteṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व) + bhūta (भूत) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषु भूतेषु)

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

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थे (adverb: 'thus')

• pārtha: O Pārtha (Arjuna)
• pārtha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (पार्थ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative); एकवचन

• saṃsthitā: situated, established
• saṃsthitā: Karta-anvaya (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√sthā (स्था) (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying sā/īśvarī)

Speaker

Nārada (as narrator; vocative “pārtha” reflects a traditional address style)

Characters & Entities

• Śakti
• Īśvarī
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Strength and prosperity arise from the Goddess’s grace, who is also present within all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse supports Devī-centered reverence connected to the chapter’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: seeking Śakti’s prasāda through worship/propitiation; no explicit rite is detailed.