Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

एवं प्रभावाः परिकीर्तिता मया समासतस्तीर्थवरेऽत्र देव्यः । चतुर्दशैवार्जुन पूजिता याश्चतुर्दशस्थानवरैर्नृमुख्यैः

Transliteration

evaṃ prabhāvāḥ parikīrtitā mayā samāsatastīrthavare'tra devyaḥ | caturdaśaivārjuna pūjitā yāścaturdaśasthānavarairnṛmukhyaiḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ, ਹੇ ਅਰਜੁਨ, ਮੈਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਇਸ ਉੱਤਮ ਤੀਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਵੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਹੇ ਹਨ। ਚੌਦਾਂ ਦੇਵੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਹੋਈ, ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਚੌਦਾਂ ਉੱਤਮ ਸਥਾਨਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀਆਂ ਹਨ, ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਹਾਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• prabhāvāḥ: powers/effects
• prabhāvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• parikīrtitāḥ: described/celebrated
• parikīrtitāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘(मया) परिकीर्तिताः’ = have been described

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• samāsatas: briefly
• samāsatas: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samāsatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = संक्षेपेण (in brief)

• tīrtha-vare: in the excellent tīrtha
• tīrtha-vare: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थवरे’ = श्रेष्ठे तीर्थे (in the best sacred place)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• devyaḥ: goddesses
• devyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्दः; विशेषणरूपेण (numeral adjective)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• arjuna: O Arjuna
• arjuna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• pūjitāḥ: worshipped
• pūjitāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘पूजिताः’ = worshipped

• yāḥ: who/which (those who)
• yāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम

• caturdaśa-sthāna-varaiḥ: by the best of the fourteen places
• caturdaśa-sthāna-varaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘चतुर्दशस्थानवरैः’ = चतुर्दशेषु स्थानेषु श्रेष्ठैः (by the best among the fourteen places)

• nṛ-mukhyaiḥ: by eminent men
• nṛ-mukhyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘नृमुख्यैः’ = नराणां मुख्यैः (by leading men)

Speaker

Narrator addressing Arjuna (Bhārata-context addressee)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A schematic sacred map: fourteen shrines/stations around a central tīrtha, each marked by a Devī emblem; a pilgrim group led by a guide-priest moves from station to station, carrying flowers and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Devyaḥ (Goddesses)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped through Devī worship: multiple stations within a tīrtha collectively radiate protection and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “this excellent tīrtha” (tīrthavara) without naming it explicitly in the line; it summarizes the chapter’s local māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of the Devīs—specifically a set of fourteen—at their associated sacred stations.