Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुता भगवती स्वयमुत्थाय पार्थिवम् । भीमं चोत्संगमारोप्य कृपयेदं वचोऽब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃ stutā bhagavatī svayamutthāya pārthivam | bhīmaṃ cotsaṃgamāropya kṛpayedaṃ vaco'bravīt

Translation

女神受此赞颂，便亲自起身，扶起国王，又将毗摩置于膝上，以慈悲说出如下言辞。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• स्तुता: praised
• स्तुता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुत (कृदन्त; √स्तु धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• भगवती: the Goddess (Bhagavatī)
• भगवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत्√स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable)

• पार्थिवम्: the king
• पार्थिवम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• भीमम्: Bhīma
• भीमम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• उत्सङ्गम्: lap
• उत्सङ्गम्: Adhikaraṇa/Ādhāra (Locus as object with āropya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• आरोप्य: having placed / having lifted onto
• आरोप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ√रुह्/आ√रोप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• कृपया: with compassion
• कृपया: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/साधने (by/with compassion)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (vacana-viśeṣaṇa)

• वचः: words / speech
• वचः: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess rises from her seat, lifts the king from prostration, and draws Bhīma close, seating him on her lap; her face is tender, her gesture protective, as she begins to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavatī (Devī)
• Pārthiva (king)
• Bhīma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere praise and surrender draw forth the Mother’s compassion, transforming fear into reassurance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the fruit of devotion (anugraha).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the compassionate response to stuti (hymn of praise).