Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

एवं दीर्घं तपस्तत्वा स्थापिता मयका शुभा । महादुर्गा नरैस्तस्मात्पूज्येयं सततं बुधैः

Transliteration

evaṃ dīrghaṃ tapastatvā sthāpitā mayakā śubhā | mahādurgā naraistasmātpūjyeyaṃ satataṃ budhaiḥ

Translation

如此，我久修苦行，遂安立此吉祥的女神圣相。因此，她以“摩诃杜尔迦”（Mahādurgā）之名，当为众人恒常礼敬，尤为智者所崇奉。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• dīrgham: long (for a long time)
• dīrgham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• tapaḥ: austerity, penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tatvā: having performed
• tatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tan (तन्; धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having performed’

• sthāpitā: was established
• sthāpitā: Kriya/Predicate (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्; सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• mahā-durgā: Mahā-Durgā (the great Durgā)
• mahā-durgā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + durgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्यय (ablatival particle: ‘therefore/from that’)

• pūjyā: worthy to be worshipped
• pūjyā: Predicate (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √pūj (पूज्; धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-तव्यत्/यत्-भावार्थक (gerundive/नीयतव्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iyam: this (she)
• iyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• satatam: always
• satatam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satatam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• budhaiḥ: by the wise
• budhaiḥ: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahādurgā-sthāna (within the Kapāleśvara tīrtha circuit)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An ascetic figure completing long tapas, then installing an auspicious Mahādurgā image; devotees gather as learned elders instruct continuous worship.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādurgā
• Tapas (austerity)
• Pūjā (worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas culminates in sacred establishment and ongoing worship; sustained devotion is presented as the wise path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The local kṣetra where Mahādurgā is said to have been established, forming part of the site’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular pūjā (continuous worship) of Mahādurgā is recommended.