Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

बलं यत्त्रिषु लोकेषु कस्यचिन्नास्ति दुर्लभम् । ऊचुश्च कंचित्कालं त्वं वसात्रैव महाद्युते

Transliteration

balaṃ yattriṣu lokeṣu kasyacinnāsti durlabham | ūcuśca kaṃcitkālaṃ tvaṃ vasātraiva mahādyute

Translation

เหล่าเทวีกล่าวว่า “เราจักประทานพลังอันหาได้ยากและไม่มีผู้เสมอในสามโลกแก่เจ้า และโอ้ผู้รุ่งเรืองยิ่ง จงพำนักอยู่ ณ ที่นี้สักระยะหนึ่ง”

Word by Word

• बलम्: power
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object in relative clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• कस्यचित्: of anyone
• कस्यचित्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; चित्-प्रत्यय (indefinite)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दुर्लभम्: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ऊचुः: they said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कंचित्: some
• कंचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; चित्-प्रत्यय (indefinite); कालस्य विशेषण

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (Extent/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (extent of time)

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

• वस: dwell, stay
• वस: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महाद्युते: O great-splendoured one
• महाद्युते: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्युति (प्रातिपदिक: महा + द्युति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

Speaker

Devīs (within Sūta’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Devīs speak a boon: unmatched strength in the three worlds, and instruct the radiant devotee to dwell there for a period.

Characters & Entities

• Devīs
• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine boons are framed as outcomes of devotion, and sacred residence is portrayed as spiritually strategic for further uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse implies the sanctity of the very place of worship (“dwell right here”), contextualized in the chapter with Guptakṣetra/Dagdhasthalī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence at the holy place (sthāna-vāsa) is advised as a spiritual practice supporting further merit.