Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

वत्सेश्वरीं च ये देवीं पूजयिष्यंति मानवाः । तेषां सर्वफलावाप्तिर्भविष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

vatseśvarīṃ ca ye devīṃ pūjayiṣyaṃti mānavāḥ | teṣāṃ sarvaphalāvāptirbhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

凡以虔敬礼拜女神瓦特塞什瓦丽（Vatsēśvarī）之人，毫无疑问，必得一切所愿之果报，即达摩之诸果。

Word by Word

• vatseśvarīm: Vatseshvarī
• vatseśvarīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatseśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pūjayiṣyanti: will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्/causative)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त

• mānavāḥ: people; humans
• mānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• sarvaphalāvāptiḥ: attainment of all fruits/results
• sarvaphalāvāptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + phala + avāpti (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (sarvāṇi phalāni avāptiḥ)

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: no; not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vatseśvarī (Devī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees of varied stations offer pūjā to Vatseśvarī; a symbolic shower of blessings (flowers/light) signifies ‘sarvaphalāvāpti’ promised without doubt.

Characters & Entities

• Vatsēśvarī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī-pūjā performed with faith is upheld as a complete path yielding comprehensive spiritual and worldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly the Vatsēśvarī shrine-region introduced in the surrounding verses (Aṭṭālāyāja area).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (formal worship) of Vatsēśvarī Devī.