Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

एवं प्रभावाः परिकीर्तिता मया समासतस्तीर्थवरेऽत्र देव्यः । चतुर्दशैवार्जुन पूजिता याश्चतुर्दशस्थानवरैर्नृमुख्यैः

Transliteration

evaṃ prabhāvāḥ parikīrtitā mayā samāsatastīrthavare'tra devyaḥ | caturdaśaivārjuna pūjitā yāścaturdaśasthānavarairnṛmukhyaiḥ

Translation

如是，我已在此最胜圣渡处，略说诸女神之威德。阿周那啊，她们共十四位，曾受礼敬，并与十四处殊胜圣地相应，为人中上首所崇奉。

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• prabhāvāḥ: powers/effects
• prabhāvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• parikīrtitāḥ: described/celebrated
• parikīrtitāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘(मया) परिकीर्तिताः’ = have been described

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• samāsatas: briefly
• samāsatas: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samāsatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = संक्षेपेण (in brief)

• tīrtha-vare: in the excellent tīrtha
• tīrtha-vare: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘तीर्थवरे’ = श्रेष्ठे तीर्थे (in the best sacred place)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• devyaḥ: goddesses
• devyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• caturdaśa: fourteen
• caturdaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या-शब्दः; विशेषणरूपेण (numeral adjective)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• arjuna: O Arjuna
• arjuna: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• pūjitāḥ: worshipped
• pūjitāḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘पूजिताः’ = worshipped

• yāḥ: who/which (those who)
• yāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः सापेक्ष-सर्वनाम

• caturdaśa-sthāna-varaiḥ: by the best of the fourteen places
• caturdaśa-sthāna-varaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśa (संख्या) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘चतुर्दशस्थानवरैः’ = चतुर्दशेषु स्थानेषु श्रेष्ठैः (by the best among the fourteen places)

• nṛ-mukhyaiḥ: by eminent men
• nṛ-mukhyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘नृमुख्यैः’ = नराणां मुख्यैः (by leading men)

Speaker

Narrator addressing Arjuna (Bhārata-context addressee)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A schematic sacred map: fourteen shrines/stations around a central tīrtha, each marked by a Devī emblem; a pilgrim group led by a guide-priest moves from station to station, carrying flowers and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Devyaḥ (Goddesses)
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is mapped through Devī worship: multiple stations within a tīrtha collectively radiate protection and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse refers to “this excellent tīrtha” (tīrthavara) without naming it explicitly in the line; it summarizes the chapter’s local māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of the Devīs—specifically a set of fourteen—at their associated sacred stations.