Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एवमेषोचिता दारा हैडंबेर्विद्यते शुभा । कामाख्ये च रणे घोरा या विद्युदिव भासते

Transliteration

evameṣocitā dārā haiḍaṃbervidyate śubhā | kāmākhye ca raṇe ghorā yā vidyudiva bhāsate

Translation

Vì thế, người phụ nữ cát tường ấy trở thành hiền thê xứng đáng của Haiḍimba—đáng sợ trong trận chiến ghê gớm tại Kāmākhyā, rực sáng như tia chớp.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• eṣā: this (woman)
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ucitā: suitable
• ucitā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एषा/शुभा’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• dārā: wife
• dārā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dārā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m., pluralia tantum), प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘पत्नी’ अर्थे

• haiḍaṃbeḥ: of Haiḍimba
• haiḍaṃbeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haiḍaṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• vidyate: exists, is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु) (विद्=सत्तायाम्, ‘to exist’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śubhā: auspicious, beautiful
• śubhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘एषा’ इति विशेषण

• kāmākhye: in (the place) called Kāmākhya
• kāmākhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāmākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘रणे’ इति विशेषण (in the so-called Kāma)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• raṇe: in battle
• raṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ghorā: terrible
• ghorā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘या’ इति विशेषण

• yā: who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vidyut: lightning
• vidyut: Upamana (Standard/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• iva: like
• iva: Sambandha (Comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• bhāsate: shines, appears
• bhāsate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhās (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāmākhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The auspicious woman stands as Haiḍimba’s fitting wife; in memory/vision she appears in a dreadful battle at Kāmākhyā, blazing like lightning amid storm-dark skies.

Characters & Entities

• Haiḍimba
• Kāmākhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sacred field is portrayed as a stage where divine power and heroic destiny manifest vividly.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Kāmākhyā is named as the site of a fearsome battle, highlighting its legendary potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing the glory and power associated with Kāmākhyā.