Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

यस्य नाम्ना ततः ख्याता भविष्यामि कलौ युगे । वत्सेश्वरीति वत्सस्य राज्ञः सर्वार्थदायिनी

Transliteration

yasya nāmnā tataḥ khyātā bhaviṣyāmi kalau yuge | vatseśvarīti vatsasya rājñaḥ sarvārthadāyinī

Translation

ต่อมาในกาลียุค เราจักเป็นที่เลื่องลือด้วยนามของเขา ว่า ‘วัตเสศวรี’ ผู้ประทานความปรารถนาทุกประการแก่พระราชาวัตสะ

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāmnā: by (his) name
• nāmnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• tataḥ: thereafter; from that
• tataḥ: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• khyātā: (I shall be) renowned/known
• khyātā: Karta/Predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle)

• bhaviṣyāmi: I shall become; I shall be
• bhaviṣyāmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kalau: in Kali (age)
• kalau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• yuge: in the yuga/age
• yuge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vatseśvarī: Vatseshvarī (Lady of Vatsa)
• vatseśvarī: Karta/Predicate (नाम/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vatsasya īśvarī)

• iti: thus; called
• iti: Discourse marker (उद्धरण-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• vatsasya: of Vatsa
• vatsasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• rājñaḥ: of the king
• rājñaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sarvārthadāyinī: giver of all boons/ends
• sarvārthadāyinī: Karta/Predicate (कर्तृ-विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + artha + dāyinī (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुष (sarvān arthān dāyinī = giver of all aims)

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vatseśvarī-sthāna (Devī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī declares her future fame in Kali-yuga as ‘Vatseśvarī’, blessing King Vatsa with sarvārtha-siddhi; a temple silhouette and royal insignia suggest the nāma’s origin.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Vatseśvarī
• Vatsa (king/realm)
• Vatsarāja (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The deity’s names arise from lived sacred history; remembering them connects devotees to the site’s protective, boon-giving power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī’s seat in the Dharmāraṇya–Mahīsāgara region, where she is celebrated as Vatseśvarī in Kali-yuga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is stated; the verse explains the naming and boon-bestowing nature of the deity.