Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

एहि वीरक ते देवी गिरिजा तोषिता शुभा । त्वममाह्वयति सा देवी भवस्यानुमते स्वयम्

Transliteration

ehi vīraka te devī girijā toṣitā śubhā | tvamamāhvayati sā devī bhavasyānumate svayam

Translation

“来吧，毗罗迦。吉祥的女神吉利迦（Girijā）已然欢喜。那位女神亲自召唤你，并得婆伐（Bhava，湿婆）许可。”

Word by Word

• ehi: come
• ehi: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vīraka: O Vīraka
• vīraka: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (Genitive); एकवचन

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• girijā: Girijā (Pārvatī)
• girijā: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); देव्या नाम

• toṣitā: pleased
• toṣitā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषणम्

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषणम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karma (Object of calling)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• āmāhvayati: calls/summons
• āmāhvayati: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hve (धातु) उपसर्ग-आ + लट्
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः ‘आ’

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (Nominative)

• bhavasya: of Bhava (Śiva)
• bhavasya: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; षष्ठी (Genitive)

• anumate: with the consent
• anumate: Adhikaraṇa (Condition/permission)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anumati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (Locative); ‘अनुमतौ’ (with permission)

• svayam: herself
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Agent emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थक (reflexive adverb)

Speaker

Vijayā (messenger speaking to Vīraka)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vijayā delivers the message to Vīraka: Girijā is pleased and summons him, explicitly noting Bhava’s permission. The scene is auspicious, anticipatory, and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayā
• Vīraka
• Girijā (Devī/Pārvatī)
• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is orderly and harmonious—Devī’s favor operates in concord with Śiva’s consent, reflecting dharmic alignment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse advances the narrative of Devī and Śiva’s attendants.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a summons delivered by a messenger.