Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

सप्तद्वीपेषु त्वं देवि समुद्रेषु च सप्तसु । सप्तस्वपि च पातालेष्ववसंस्थे नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

saptadvīpeṣu tvaṃ devi samudreṣu ca saptasu | saptasvapi ca pātāleṣvavasaṃsthe namo'stu te

Translation

హే దేవీ! నీవు ఏడు ద్వీపాలలోను, ఏడు సముద్రాలలోను వ్యాపించి ఉన్నావు. ఏడు పాతాళాలలోనూ నీవే నివసించుచున్నావు—నీకు నమస్కారం.

Word by Word

• सप्तद्वीपेषु: in the seven islands/continents
• सप्तद्वीपेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्त द्वीपाः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• समुद्रेषु: in the oceans
• समुद्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

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

• सप्तसु: in (the) seven
• सप्तसु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (समुद्रेषु)

• सप्तसु: in (the) seven
• सप्तसु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (पातालेषु)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

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

• पातालेषु: in the netherworlds
• पातालेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• अवसंस्थे: you abide/are established
• अवसंस्थे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/उद्गार (salutation)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन

Speaker

Bhīma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī enthroned at the center of a mandala showing seven island-continents ringed by seven oceans, with layered netherworlds beneath, all suffused with her radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Sapta-dvīpa
• Sapta-samudra
• Sapta-pātāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

No realm is outside the Goddess—she is immanent in every world, supporting and protecting all existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is highlighted; the verse expands devotion into a pan-cosmic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse encourages universal remembrance of Devī beyond any one location.