Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

एतामाराध्य सुग्रीवप्रमुखा दोषनाशिनीम् । अभूवन्त्सुमहावीर्या डाकिनीसंघनाशनाः

Transliteration

etāmārādhya sugrīvapramukhā doṣanāśinīm | abhūvantsumahāvīryā ḍākinīsaṃghanāśanāḥ

Translation

礼敬供奉她——能灭除诸过失者——须伽利婆等便得无比勇猛，成为摧破诸多荼吉尼（ḍākinī）群的毁灭者。

Word by Word

• एताम्: this (goddess)
• एताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आराध्य: having worshipped
• आराध्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु) → आराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• सुग्रीव-प्रमुखाः: those headed by Sugrīva
• सुग्रीव-प्रमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सुग्रीवः प्रमुखः येषां ते (बहुव्रीह्यर्थेऽपि प्रयोगः), समूहवाचक

• दोष-नाशिनीम्: destroyer of faults
• दोष-नाशिनीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दोषस्य नाशिनी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण (etām)

• अभूवन्: became
• अभूवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• सु-महा-वीर्याः: of very great valor
• सु-महा-वीर्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: सुमहत् वीर्यं येषां ते (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषणरूपेण)

• डाकिनी-संघ-नाशनाः: destroyers of the groups of ḍākinīs
• डाकिनी-संघ-नाशनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; डाकिनीनां संघस्य नाशनाः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), contextually narrating to sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Harasiddhi

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sugrīva and companions worship Harasiddhi with lamps and offerings; afterward they appear radiant and heroic, routing shadowy ḍākinī hosts—depicted as dissipating dark forms at the edge of the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Harasiddhi
• Sugrīva
• Ḍākinīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī-upāsanā purifies faults and grants courage; spiritual protection is framed as victory over harmful forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The protection-boon is connected to Harasiddhi’s seat described in this Śīkottara narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ārādhana (propitiatory worship) of the Devī for doṣa-nāśa (removal of blemishes) and protection.