Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

मंत्रजाप्याद्ददात्येषा सर्वसिद्धीर्यथोप्सिताः । पातालस्य बिलं चैतद्गुहशक्त्या कृतं महत्

Transliteration

maṃtrajāpyāddadātyeṣā sarvasiddhīryathopsitāḥ | pātālasya bilaṃ caitadguhaśaktyā kṛtaṃ mahat

Translation

ด้วยการสวดจบมนต์ เทวีองค์นี้ประทานสิทธิทั้งปวงตามที่ปรารถนา และถ้ำอันยิ่งใหญ่แห่งปาตาละนี้ ได้ถูกสร้างขึ้นด้วยพลังแห่งคุหะ (สกันทะ)

Word by Word

• मन्त्रजाप्यात्: from mantra-recitation
• मन्त्रजाप्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रस्य जाप्यम्)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एषा: this (she)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धीः: all siddhis
• सर्वसिद्धीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमा (adverb)

• उप्सिताः: desired
• उप्सिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (इष्ट/अभीष्टार्थे), ‘सिद्धयः’ इति अध्याहृत-विशेषणम्

• पातालस्य: of the netherworld (Pātāla)
• पातालस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाताल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• बिलम्: cave, hollow
• बिलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (predicate/subject)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (इदम्)

• गुहशक्त्या: by the power of Guha (Kārttikeya)
• गुहशक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गुहस्य शक्तिः)

• कृतम्: made, created
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘बिलम्/एतत्’ इत्यस्य विधेयम्

• महत्: great, vast
• महत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘बिलम्/एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa contextual attribution

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pātāla-bila (Guha-kṛta) / Siddhāmbikā Siddhi-sthāna

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cavern descending into Pātāla, with carved rock forms suggesting divine workmanship; at its heart, Siddhāmbikā radiates, granting boons as a sādhaka performs intense japa; subtle iconography of Guha/Skanda (vel/spear motif) marks the cave’s origin.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāmbikā (implied)
• Mantra-japa
• Pātāla
• Guha (Skanda/Kumāra)
• Bila (cavern)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra-japa, when aligned with divine presence, yields precise fruits; the tīrtha is empowered by Skanda’s śakti, making it uniquely potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A great ‘bila’ (cavern) connected with Pātāla at the Siddhakūpa/Siddheśa locale, said to be formed by Guha’s power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-japa as the direct means by which Siddhāmbikā grants desired siddhis.