Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

कामगव्य इमा देव्यश्चिन्तामणिनिभास्तथा । कल्पवल्ल्योऽथ भक्तानां प्रतिच्छन्दोऽत्र नव हि

Transliteration

kāmagavya imā devyaścintāmaṇinibhāstathā | kalpavallyo'tha bhaktānāṃ praticchando'tra nava hi

Translation

เทวีเหล่านี้ดุจโคกามธนูผู้บันดาลปรารถนา และดุจแก้วจินตามณีผู้ประทานพร แก่เหล่าภักตะแล้ว พระนางเป็นดังเถากัลปวัลลีผู้ให้ผลสมใจ; ณ ที่นี้มีนวรูปปรากฏอยู่แท้จริง

Word by Word

• कामगव्यः: Kāmagavya (wish-fulfilling cow)
• कामगव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + गव्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामा-गव्यः = कामानां गव्यः/कामदः गव्यः)

• इमाः: these
• इमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• देव्यः: goddesses/divine ladies
• देव्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• चिन्तामणि-निभाः: like the wish-gem (cintāmaṇi)
• चिन्तामणि-निभाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तामणि + निभ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; उपमान-तत्पुरुषः (चिन्तामणि-सदृशाः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise)

• कल्पवल्ल्यः: wish-fulfilling creepers
• कल्पवल्ल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पवल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक (particle: then/now)

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचनम्

• प्रतिच्छन्दः: counterpart, reflection
• प्रतिच्छन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिच्छन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम् (नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रयोगः सन्दर्भानुसारः); विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle: indeed/for)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nine Devīs appear as luminous embodiments of three metaphors: a celestial cow pouring nectar-milk, a radiant jewel emitting rays, and a flowering creeper laden with fruits—each metaphor subtly interwoven around the goddesses.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Cintāmaṇi
• Kalpavallī
• Kāmadhenu (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine responds to devotion as a wish-fulfilling power, portrayed through classic Purāṇic symbols (kāmadhenu, cintāmaṇi, kalpavallī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a specific local setting (“here”) with nine forms, but the place-name is not contained in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotee-oriented worship/bhakti is implied; no specific rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is explicitly stated.