Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तां विभूतिं विशालाक्षी जठरे परमां सती । बभार सा महाभागा मेना चारुविलोचना

Transliteration

tāṃ vibhūtiṃ viśālākṣī jaṭhare paramāṃ satī | babhāra sā mahābhāgā menā cāruvilocanā

Translation

तां विभूतिं विशालाक्षी जठरे परमां सती। बभार सा महाभागा मेना चारुविलोचना॥

Word by Word

• ताम्: her/that (one)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विभूतिम्: glory; divine power
• विभूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विशालाक्षी: wide-eyed
• विशालाक्षी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशालाक्षी (प्रातिपदिक) = विशाल + अक्षी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• जठरे: in the womb/belly
• जठरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमाम्: supreme, highest
• परमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• सती: Satī (the virtuous one)
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); संबोधन-रूपेण/विशेषणवत् (as epithet)

• बभार: bore; carried
• बभार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभागा: most fortunate
• महाभागा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभागा (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + भाग
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

• मेना: Menā (name)
• मेना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारुविलोचना: beautiful-eyed
• चारुविलोचना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारुविलोचना (प्रातिपदिक) = चारु + विलोचना
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), in narration to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himālaya/Himavān (as sacred locus within Kedārakhaṇḍa)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Menā, luminous and serene, depicted as a queenly mother with a subtle inner radiance (garbha-tejas) indicating the unborn Devī; Himalayan peaks behind, auspicious signs in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Menā
• Satī (as the Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine chooses auspicious vessels; purity and fortune are portrayed as fitting supports for the Goddess’s manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Kedāra Khaṇḍa context evokes Himalayan sanctity; the verse itself centers on Menā and the Goddess’s embodiment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative description of the Goddess being borne in Menā’s womb.