Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततः सिद्धांबिकां स्तुत्वा जप्तवानपराजिताम् । महाविद्यां वैष्णवीं तु साधनेन समन्विताम्

Transliteration

tataḥ siddhāṃbikāṃ stutvā japtavānaparājitām | mahāvidyāṃ vaiṣṇavīṃ tu sādhanena samanvitām

Translation

Sau đó, sau khi tán thán nữ thần Siddhāmbikā, ngài đã trì tụng thần chú Aparājitā bất khả chiến bại—Đại Minh Chú (Mahāvidyā) của phái Vaishnava—với đầy đủ nghi quỹ tu tập (sādhana).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (ततः)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर्यवाचक (then/thereafter)

• siddhāmbikām: Siddhāmbikā (the accomplished Mother-goddess)
• siddhāmbikām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhā (सिद्धा) + ambikā (अम्बिका) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — पूर्वक्रिया

• japtavān: (he) recited
• japtavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jap (जप् धातु) + ktavatu (क्तवतु) → japtavat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (past active participle, क्तवतु); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• aparājitām: Aparājitā (the Unconquered)
• aparājitām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparājitā (अपराजिता) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (महाविद्याया नाम)

• mahāvidyām: the Mahāvidyā (great mantra/knowledge-goddess)
• mahāvidyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (महा) + vidyā (विद्या) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vaiṣṇavīm: Vaiṣṇavī
• vaiṣṇavīm: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaiṣṇavī (वैष्णवी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (तु)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• sādhanena: with (proper) practice/means
• sādhanena: Karana (Instrument/means करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• samanvitām: endowed/associated (with)
• samanvitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + anu + √i (इ धातु) + kta → samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention; exact speaker not in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddhāmbikā-sthāna; Aparājitā Mahāvidyā upāsanā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijaya stands before Siddhāmbikā, offering stuti; then seated in disciplined posture (āsana), he performs japa of Aparājitā, with a rosary, ritual implements, and a protective aura forming around him.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhāmbikā
• Aparājitā
• Vaiṣṇavī Mahāvidyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional praise (stuti) should mature into disciplined practice: japa performed with proper sādhana is portrayed as a dharmic means to invoke invincible divine protection and success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha or sacred geography is named in this verse; it focuses on deity-praise and mantra-japa rather than a particular sthala-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mantra-japa of Aparājitā (the Vaiṣṇavī Mahāvidyā) is prescribed, explicitly to be undertaken together with sādhana—i.e., the supporting disciplines/ritual method required for effective practice.