Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्पृहामतिर्धृतिर्बुद्धिर्मंथिरृद्धिः सरस्वती । राका कुहूः सिनीवाली देवी भानुमती तथा

Transliteration

spṛhāmatirdhṛtirbuddhirmaṃthirṛddhiḥ sarasvatī | rākā kuhūḥ sinīvālī devī bhānumatī tathā

Translation

Vieram Spṛhā, Mati, Dhṛti, Buddhi, Manthi, Ṛddhi e Sarasvatī; e também Rākā, Kuhū, Sinīvālī e a deusa Bhānumatī.

Word by Word

• स्पृहा: desire/longing
• स्पृहा: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पृहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• मतिः: Spṛhā and Mati (desire and intellect)
• मतिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (‘स्पृहा’ + ‘मति’)

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (steadfastness)
• धृतिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: Buddhi (intelligence)
• बुद्धिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मंथिः: Manthi (churning/agitator—name)
• मंथिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ऋद्धिः: Ṛddhi (prosperity)
• ऋद्धिः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• राका: Rākā (full-moon night deity)
• राका: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुहूः: Kuhū (new-moon night deity)
• कुहूः: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुहू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सिनीवाली: Sinīvālī
• सिनीवाली: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिनीवाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भानुमती: Bhānumatī
• भानुमती: Karta (Listed subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानुमती (प्रातिपदिक: भानु + मतुप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle: ‘also/likewise’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene assembly of goddess-forms embodying mind and time: Buddhi and Dhṛti as calm, steady figures; Sarasvatī with vīṇā and manuscript; Ṛddhi as abundance; Rākā/Kuhū/Sinīvālī with moon-phase crowns; Bhānumatī with solar-luster accents.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Ṛddhi
• Buddhi
• Dhṛti
• Rākā
• Kuhū
• Sinīvālī
• Bhānumatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious time (lunar powers) and inner virtues (buddhi, dhṛti) together support sacred endeavors—dharma aligns mind, time, and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the mention of lunar deities hints at the sanctity of tithi-based worship, without stating a rule.