Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

त्वामप्यत्र स्थापयिष्ये वरदा भव पर्वति

Transliteration

tvāmapyatra sthāpayiṣye varadā bhava parvati

Translation

اے پاروتی! میں تمہیں بھی یہاں قائم کروں گا؛ تم ور دینے والی، ورَداتری بنو۔

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (also)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय

• स्थापयिष्ये: I will establish/place
• स्थापयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• वरदा: boon-giving
• वरदा: Sambodhana/Predicate (contextual)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (address/predicate)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda declares the intention to establish Pārvatī at the site; visualize a consecration moment—kalasha, flowers, lamps—Devī’s presence descending into the shrine-seat as Varadā.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śakti is invoked as compassionate and boon-bestowing; the sacred place is empowered through the abiding presence of the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha name is not stated in the verse; the holiness is implied by the act of establishing the Goddess ‘here’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā (installation) of the Goddess as Varadā—establishing her presence as a boon-giver at the site.