Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

माहित्थां पश्यति तथा ये देवीं श्रद्धयाविताः । तेन दुर्गाः समस्तास्ता वीक्षिता नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

māhitthāṃ paśyati tathā ye devīṃ śraddhayāvitāḥ | tena durgāḥ samastāstā vīkṣitā nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

مَن كان مُتَحَلِّيًا بالإيمان ورأى الإلهة في ماهِتّها (Māhitthā)—فبذلك الفعل عينه تُعَدّ جميع تجلّيات دورغا (Durgā) قد رُئيت؛ لا شكّ في ذلك.

Word by Word

• माहित्थाम्: Māhitthā (goddess/place-name)
• माहित्थाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहित्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आविताः: endowed/protected (i.e., possessed)
• आविताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √अव्/√अव् (धातु: रक्षणे) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'ये')

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुर्गाः: (all) Durgās
• दुर्गाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'are seen')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समस्ताः: all, entire
• समस्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'दुर्गाः')

• ताः: those
• ताः: Anuvrtti/Subject (अनुवृत्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वीक्षिताः: (are) seen
• वीक्षिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); 'दुर्गाः/ताः' इत्यस्य विधेय

• न: not
• न: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

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

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māhitthā Devī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience; immediate addressee not specified in this verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctum of the Goddess at Māhitthā; the Devī appears as Durgā with multiple symbolic hints of her other forms (Kālī, Caṇḍikā, Ambikā) subtly present in the aura; devotees offer flowers with intense faith.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Durgā
• Māhitthā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled darśana at a sanctified place is treated as communion with the Goddess in her totality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māhitthā, presented as a tīrtha where Devī’s presence is especially accessible through darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite is stated; the emphasized discipline is śraddhā (faith) expressed through darśana (reverent beholding).