Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततश्च नियमं कृत्वा उपवाससमुद्भवम् । गौरीनामसमुच्चार्य श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा

Transliteration

tataśca niyamaṃ kṛtvā upavāsasamudbhavam | gaurīnāmasamuccārya śraddhāpūtena cetasā

Translation

ثم بعد ذلك، وقد اتخذ نِياما النذرَ الناشئ عن الصيام، وذكر اسم غَوْرِي بقلبٍ طهّرته الشَّرَدْها (الإيمان)، فليمضِ في الالتزام المنضبط.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Sequence adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• नियमम्: a vow/observance
• नियमम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• उपवाससमुद्भवम्: arising from fasting
• उपवाससमुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नियमम् इति विशेषणम्; उपवासात् समुद्भवः इति पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (fasting-born)

• गौरीनाम: the name of Gaurī
• गौरीनाम: Karma (Object of uttering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); गौऱ्याः नाम इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• समुच्चार्य: having uttered/recited
• समुच्चार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उच्चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• श्रद्धापूतेन: with (a mind) purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); चेतसा इति विशेषणम्; श्रद्धया पूतम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (purified by faith)

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated in purity after fasting resolve, hands in añjali, softly repeating ‘Gaurī’ with a luminous, calm face; the atmosphere is inward and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled discipline—fasting supported by sincere remembrance of Gaurī—purifies the mind and makes worship fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate snippet emphasizes the vrata-method rather than naming a single tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake niyama with upavāsa (fasting) and recite the name of Gaurī with śraddhā (faith).