Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

यस्माच्चंडं च मुंडं च त्वं देवि निहनिष्यसि । चामुंडेति ततो लोके ख्याता देवि भविष्यसि

Transliteration

yasmāccaṃḍaṃ ca muṃḍaṃ ca tvaṃ devi nihaniṣyasi | cāmuṃḍeti tato loke khyātā devi bhaviṣyasi

Translation

Vì Ngài, hỡi Nữ Thần, sẽ giết cả Caṇḍa lẫn Muṇḍa, nên bởi đó trong thế gian Ngài sẽ được tôn xưng, hỡi Nữ Thần, với danh hiệu “Cāmuṇḍā”.

Word by Word

• yasmāt: because (from the fact) that
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘यस्मात्’

• caṇḍam: Caṇḍa
• caṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• muṇḍam: Muṇḍa
• muṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

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

• nihaniṣyasi: you will slay
• nihaniṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (धातु; हिंसागत्योः)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• cāmuṇḍā: Cāmuṇḍā
• cāmuṇḍā: Pratijna/Naam (Appellation/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāmuṇḍā (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/नाम), एकवचन; संज्ञा

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle)

• tataḥ: therefore
• tataḥ: Hetu/Anantara (Cause/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्/ततः इति हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ-अव्यय (therefore/then)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• khyātā: renowned/known
• khyātā: Karta (Predicate to subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √khyā (धातु; प्रकाशने) → khyāta (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

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

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु; सत्तायाम्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāmuṇḍā (name-mahātmya; multi-site)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The verse declares the etymological fame: because Devī will slay Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa, she will be renowned as Cāmuṇḍā.

Characters & Entities

• Cāmuṇḍā
• Devī
• Caṇḍa
• Muṇḍa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine names encode divine deeds—Devī’s epithet becomes a living remembrance of her victory over adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the emphasis is on the nāma-māhātmya (greatness of Devī’s name).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, remembrance and worship through her name (Cāmuṇḍā) is supported, though no formal rite is stated.