Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

श्रीदेव्युवाच । यत्र शर्वः स्वभावेन तत्र तिष्ठाम्यहं सुत

Transliteration

śrīdevyuvāca | yatra śarvaḥ svabhāvena tatra tiṣṭhāmyahaṃ suta

Translation

شری دیوی نے فرمایا: ‘اے بیٹے، جہاں شروَ (شیو) اپنی فطرت کے مطابق قیام کرتا ہے، وہیں میں بھی موجود رہتی ہوں۔’

Word by Word

• श्रीदेवी: the revered Goddess
• श्रीदेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-प्रश्नार्थक/यद्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• शर्वः: Śarva (Śiva)
• शर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वभावेन: by (his) own nature
• स्वभावेन: Hetu/Prakaraṇa (Cause/Manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकार/हेतु-निर्देश

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• तिष्ठामि: I stay/stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सुत: O son
• सुत: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī speaks calmly to Skanda, indicating that her presence naturally accompanies Śiva’s; depict subtle Ardhanārīśvara symbolism or paired halos suggesting inseparability.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śarva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches the inseparability of Śiva and Śakti: where Śiva’s sacred presence is established, Devī’s grace is also assured.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it universalizes sanctity—any place sanctified by Śiva’s presence becomes a seat of Devī as well.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it establishes a theological principle that supports Śiva-worship as simultaneously invoking Devī.