Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

आसेवते महादेवं पश्चिमद्वारमाश्रितः । तथा वायुः कुबेरश्च देवेशी भद्रकर्णिका

Transliteration

āsevate mahādevaṃ paścimadvāramāśritaḥ | tathā vāyuḥ kuberaśca deveśī bhadrakarṇikā

Translation

पश्चिमद्वारमाश्रित्य महादेवं निषेवते; तथा वायुः कुबेरश्च, देवेशी भद्रकर्णिका च तत्र समुपस्थिताः।

Word by Word

• आसेवते: he attends/serves
• आसेवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सेव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक: महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पश्चिमद्वारम्: the western gate
• पश्चिमद्वारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चिम-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक: पश्चिम + द्वार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रितः: stationed at; having resorted to
• आश्रितः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु) → आश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• वायुः: Vāyu (Wind)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• देवेशी: the goddess, mistress of the gods
• देवेशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईशी (प्रातिपदिक: देव + ईशी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भद्रकर्णिका: Bhadrakarṇikā (name)
• भद्रकर्णिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र-कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक: भद्र + कर्णिका)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Paścimadvāra of Mahādeva’s kshetra (symbolic)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a western gate under amber twilight, Vāyu is shown as a swift, translucent deity with flowing scarf; Kubera stout and jeweled with a treasure pot; Deveśī Bhadrakarṇikā stands protective with auspicious ornaments, all facing inward toward Mahādeva.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Vāyu
• Kubera
• Deveśī
• Bhadrakarṇikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity (Kubera) and life-breath (Vāyu) find right order when placed in service to Mahādeva, alongside Śakti’s presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse continues the sacred mapping of Śiva’s divine precinct by directions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it conveys devotional attendance (sevā) as a model of dharmic alignment.