Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

दानव उवाच । जय देवि जयाचिंत्ये जय सर्वसुरेश्वरि । जय सर्वगते देवि जय सर्वजनप्रिये

Transliteration

dānava uvāca | jaya devi jayāciṃtye jaya sarvasureśvari | jaya sarvagate devi jaya sarvajanapriye

Translation

ଦାନବ କହିଲା—ଜୟ ଦେବୀ, ଜୟ ଅଚିନ୍ତ୍ୟେ! ଜୟ ସର୍ବସୁରେଶ୍ୱରୀ! ଜୟ ସର୍ବଗତେ ଦେବୀ! ଜୟ ସର୍ବଜନପ୍ରିୟେ!

Word by Word

• दानवः: the demon
• दानवः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जय: victory! hail!
• जय: Sambodhana-function (Vocative call)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; जय-शब्दः आशीर्वाद/उद्गार (exclamation of victory)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-function
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्गार

• अचिन्त्ये: O inconceivable one
• अचिन्त्ये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचिन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण सम्बोधन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-function
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्गार

• सर्वसुरेश्वरि: O sovereign of all gods
• सर्वसुरेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सुर-ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + सुर + ईश्वरि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-function
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्गार

• सर्वगते: O all-pervading one
• सर्वगते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वगत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण सम्बोधन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• जय: hail
• जय: Sambodhana-function
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्गार

• सर्वजनप्रिये: O beloved of all people
• सर्वजनप्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-जन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + जन + प्रिय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां जनानां प्रिया)

Speaker

Dānava

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The daitya, moments after aggression, folds into reverent praise; Devī stands radiant and composed, embodying the inconceivable all-pervading sovereign.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even an enemy can awaken to devotion; sincere praise recognizes the Goddess as transcendent and all-pervading.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a devotional stuti within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the verse itself is not a direct place-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is stuti (praise) as a devotional act.