Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

जय रुद्राङ्गसम्भूते जयवाहिनि सनातनि । जय कौमारि माहेन्द्रि वैष्णवी वारुणी तथा

Transliteration

jaya rudrāṅgasambhūte jayavāhini sanātani | jaya kaumāri māhendri vaiṣṇavī vāruṇī tathā

Translation

Vitória a Ti, nascida do próprio corpo de Rudra; vitória a Ti, ó portadora eterna do poder. Vitória a Ti como Kaumārī, como Māhendrī, como Vaiṣṇavī, e também como Vāruṇī.

Word by Word

• jaya: hail! victory to!
• jaya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे जय-शब्दः (victory-salutation particle)

• rudra-aṅga-sambhūte: O (goddess) born from Rudra’s body
• rudra-aṅga-sambhūte: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + sambhūta (कृदन्त; √bhū (धातु) सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—रुद्राङ्गसम्भूता = रुद्रस्य अङ्गात् सम्भूता (born from Rudra's body/limb)

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• jayavāhini: O bearer of victory
• jayavāhini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—जयवाहिनी = जयस्य वाहिनी (bearer/vehicle of victory)

• sanātani: O eternal one
• sanātani: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sanātanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (eternal)

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; संबोधनार्थे

• kaumāri: O Kaumārī
• kaumāri: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaumārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कुमार्याः/कुमारस्य शक्तिरूपा (name/epithet)

• māhendri: O Māhendrī
• māhendri: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhendrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; महेन्द्रस्य शक्तिरूपा (Indrāṇī/Śakti of Mahendra)

• vaiṣṇavī: O Vaiṣṇavī
• vaiṣṇavī: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiṣṇavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; विष्णोः शक्तिरूपा

• vāruṇī: O Vāruṇī
• vāruṇī: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāruṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; वरुणस्य शक्तिरूपा/देवी

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थे (also/and so)

Speaker

Narrator (a devotee) offering stuti to Devī/Śakti

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Kaumārī
• Māhendrī
• Vaiṣṇavī
• Vāruṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The one Goddess is praised as many divine powers (śaktis), revealing unity behind multiple forms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hymn occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative context; this verse focuses on Devī’s forms rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (invocatory praise) to Devī in her manifold forms is exemplified.