Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वां वरदे देवी लोकः संपूजयिष्यति । भेदेर्बहुविधाकारैः सर्वगां कामसाधनीम्

Transliteration

tatastvāṃ varade devī lokaḥ saṃpūjayiṣyati | bhederbahuvidhākāraiḥ sarvagāṃ kāmasādhanīm

Translation

پھر اے برکت عطا کرنے والی دیوی! دنیا تمہاری پوری طرح پوجا کرے گی—بہت سے جدا جدا روپوں میں—ہر جگہ حاضر، اور مرادیں پوری کرنے والی۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थ-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• varade: O boon-giver
• varade: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: varadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वरं ददाति)

• devī: O Goddess
• devī: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• lokaḥ: the world/people
• lokaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• saṃpūjayiṣyati: will worship fully
• saṃpūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु; पूजायाम्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• bhedeḥ: from (your) distinctions/manifestations
• bhedeḥ: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘भेदात्’ अर्थे (ablative)

• bahu-vidha-ākāraiḥ: with many kinds of forms
• bahu-vidha-ākāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘बहुविधाः आकाराः’ इति (कर्मधारय-भावार्थे, रूपतः तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला)

• sarvagām: all-pervading
• sarvagām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• kāma-sādhanīm: fulfiller of desires
• kāma-sādhanīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक) → sādhani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘कामस्य साधनी’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the victory and naming, the world worships the boon-giving Goddess in many differentiated forms, present everywhere and fulfilling desires.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Varadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī’s grace operates through countless forms; sincere worship connects devotees to her all-pervading presence and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse supports pan-Indian Devī worship across varied forms and locales.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

General prescription of saṃpūjā (full worship) of Devī, acknowledging her many forms.