Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विश्वेश्वरी महामाया मायाबीजवरप्रदा । वररूपा वरेण्या त्वं वरदात्री वरासुता

Transliteration

viśveśvarī mahāmāyā māyābījavarapradā | vararūpā vareṇyā tvaṃ varadātrī varāsutā

Translation

พระองค์คือวิศเวศวรี เจ้าแม่แห่งสากล และทรงเป็นมหามายา ผู้ประทานพรด้วยพีชะแห่งมายา พระองค์เป็นรูปแห่งพรอันประเสริฐ ควรแก่การเลือกสรรและสักการะ—ผู้ประทานพร ธิดาผู้สูงศักดิ์

Word by Word

• विश्वेश्वरी: the Goddess who is the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर-ई (प्रातिपदिक; viśva + īśvara + ī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य ईश्वरः → विश्वेश्वरः) + स्त्रीप्रत्यय -ई

• महामाया: the great illusion/power
• महामाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती माया)

• मायाबीजवरप्रदा: giver of the boon of the seed of māyā
• मायाबीजवरप्रदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया-बीज-वर-प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक; māyā + bīja + vara + pradā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (मायाबीजस्य वरं प्रददाति)

• वररूपा: of excellent form
• वररूपा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरं रूपं यस्याः)

• वरेण्या: most worthy of choice/veneration
• वरेण्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषणम्

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

• वरदात्री: bestower of boons
• वरदात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-दातृ (प्रातिपदिक; vara + dātṛ)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वरं ददाति)

• वरासुता: daughter of Varā / noble daughter
• वरासुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरा-सुत (प्रातिपदिक; varā + suta)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरायाः सुता)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī as cosmic queen (Viśveśvarī) with a radiant māyā-mandala; bīja-syllables orbit her; devotees present petitions (vara) while she blesses with a discerning, benevolent gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Viśveśvarī
• Mahāmāyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess governs both worldly experience (māyā) and liberation, and is approached as the supreme giver of auspicious boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it emphasizes devotional approach through praise and seeking of boons.