Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

आसां यः कुरुते भक्तिं नरो नारी च श्रद्धया । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति यांश्चिंतयति चेतसि

Transliteration

āsāṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktiṃ naro nārī ca śraddhayā | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti yāṃściṃtayati cetasi

Translation

ชายหรือหญิงผู้มีศรัทธา บำเพ็ญภักติแด่เทวี/ศักติทั้งหลายนี้ ย่อมบรรลุความปรารถนาทั้งปวงที่ตนระลึกไว้ในดวงใจ

Word by Word

• आसाम्: of these (f.)
• आसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

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

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यान्: which (those)
• यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• चिन्तयति: thinks of
• चिन्तयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• चेतसि: in the mind
• चेतसि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee couple (man and woman) stands with folded hands before a cluster of nine radiant Devī-forms; their hearts’ wishes appear as subtle lotus-thoughts rising toward the goddesses’ compassionate gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakti
• Śraddhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled devotion empowers fulfillment of aims, emphasizing śraddhā as the core of effective worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a local māhātmya about divine feminine powers; this single line does not specify the site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti (devotional worship) performed with śraddhā is the stated prescription.