Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

अपरा च महादुर्गा चर्चिता चेति संस्थिता । रसातलतलात्तत्र मयानीता सुभक्तितः

Transliteration

aparā ca mahādurgā carcitā ceti saṃsthitā | rasātalatalāttatra mayānītā subhaktitaḥ

Translation

又有另一位大杜尔迦安立于彼处，名闻为“恰尔奇塔”（Carcitā）。我以深切虔敬，自罗萨塔拉（Rasātala）之层迎请她至此。

Word by Word

• अपरा: another
• अपरा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'अन्या' (another)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• महादुर्गा: Mahādurga
• महादुर्गा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'महती दुर्गा'

• चर्चिता: praised/celebrated
• चर्चिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (as predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्च् (धातु) → चर्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'स्तुता/प्रशंसिता'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• इति: thus/so called
• इति: Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• संस्थिता: is established/stands
• संस्थिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'स्थित/प्रतिष्ठिता'

• रसातलतलात्: from the ground of Rasātala
• रसातलतलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रसातल + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—'रसातलस्य तलात्' (from the surface of Rasātala)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (by me)

• आनीता: was brought
• आनीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (in passive: 'she was brought')
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) → आनीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'आहृता/आनयिता'

• सुभक्तितः: out of sincere devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; 'सुभक्तितः' = सुभक्त्या/सुभक्त्या हेतोः (out of good devotion)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Carcitā-devī-sthāna (within the tīrtha)

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic emergence motif: from a dark, cavernous Rasātala realm rises the fierce Mahādurgā ‘Carcitā’, then is ceremonially established in a shrine; torches, smoke, and mantra-chanting surround the consecration.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādurgā
• Carcitā
• Rasātala
• Bhakti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti bridges worlds—devotion can invoke and establish divine protection even from the deepest realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A local seat of Mahādurgā known as Carcitā within the kṣetra’s directional shrine network.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual steps are listed; the verse emphasizes bhakti as the means of invoking the Goddess’s presence.