Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सतीनामा तु या देवी विनष्टा दक्षहेलया । सा भविष्यति कल्याणी हिमाचलशरीरजा

Transliteration

satīnāmā tu yā devī vinaṣṭā dakṣahelayā | sā bhaviṣyati kalyāṇī himācalaśarīrajā

Translation

اور ستی نام کی وہ دیوی، جو دکش کے اہانت کے سبب فنا ہوئی تھی، پھر جنم لے گی—کلْیانی کے مبارک نام سے، ہِماچل کی دختر بن کر۔

Word by Word

• सती-नाम: (she) named Satī
• सती-नाम: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘सत्याः नाम’/‘सती इति नाम’ (named Satī)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• या: who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Relative pronoun, nominative singular (who)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (goddess)

• विनष्टा: destroyed, perished
• विनष्टा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनष्ट (कृदन्त; √नश् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Past passive participle, nominative singular (destroyed/perished)

• दक्ष-हेलया: by Dakṣa’s insult
• दक्ष-हेलया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + हेला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन — Instrumental singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘दक्षस्य हेला’ (by Dakṣa’s insult/contempt)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (she)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन — Future, 3rd person singular

• कल्याणी: Kalyāṇī, the auspicious one
• कल्याणी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular (Kalyāṇī / auspicious one)

• हिमाचल-शरीर-जा: born of Himācala
• हिमाचल-शरीर-जा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक) + जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन — Nominative singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘हिमाचलस्य शरीरे (अथवा शरीरात्) जाता’ (born from the body/line of Himācala)

Speaker

Brahmā (Svayambhū), speaking to the Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himācala/Himālaya (archetypal)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poignant remembrance of Satī’s demise due to Dakṣa’s insult, followed by the hopeful vision of her rebirth as Kalyāṇī, daughter of Himācala—Himalayan serenity framing renewal.

Characters & Entities

• Satī
• Dakṣa
• Kalyāṇī (Pārvatī)
• Himācala (Himālaya)
• Śiva (implied via Satī narrative)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine purpose continues across cycles; even tragedy becomes a doorway for renewed auspiciousness and restoration of cosmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it references the Himālaya (Himācala) as the Goddess’s birthplace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.