Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सर्वमेतज्जगद्धात्री जन्म चक्रे धरातले । महिषासुरनाशाय सा च कात्यायनी भुवि

Transliteration

sarvametajjagaddhātrī janma cakre dharātale | mahiṣāsuranāśāya sā ca kātyāyanī bhuvi

Translation

وہی جگت دھاتری، جگدمبا، ان سب طریقوں سے دھرتی پر جنم لے کر آئی؛ مہیشاسُر کے وِناش کے لیے وہ دنیا میں کاتْیاینی بن گئی۔

Word by Word

• sarvam: all, entire
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as adjective)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• jagaddhātrī: the sustainer of the world
• jagaddhātrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + dhātrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ dhātrī)

• janma: birth
• janma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• cakre: made, took (birth)
• cakre: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• dharātale: on the surface of the earth
• dharātale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharā (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dharāyāḥ tale)

• mahiṣāsuranāśāya: for the destruction of Mahiṣāsura
• mahiṣāsuranāśāya: Sampradāna (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahiṣāsura (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (mahiṣāsurasya nāśāya)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kātyāyanī: Kātyāyanī
• kātyāyanī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kātyāyanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The World-Mother manifests on earth as Kātyāyanī, radiant and martial, poised to destroy Mahiṣāsura; cosmic motherhood and battlefield resolve coexist.

Characters & Entities

• Jagaddhātrī (Devī)
• Mahiṣāsura
• Kātyāyanī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The World-Mother incarnates to remove tyranny and restore Dharma; her forms are purposeful expressions of compassion and justice.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse is pan-Indic in scope; it supports the sanctity of places where the Goddess is worshiped as Kātyāyanī and related forms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the passage strengthens the theological basis for Devī-pūjā and pilgrimage to her shrines.