Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

शिवभक्तिरता नित्यं हरव्रतपरायणा । शृंगे हिमवतः पुत्री मनो न्यस्य महेश्वरे

Transliteration

śivabhaktiratā nityaṃ haravrataparāyaṇā | śṛṃge himavataḥ putrī mano nyasya maheśvare

Translation

নিত্য শিবভক্তিতে রতা, হরের ব্রতে পরায়ণা—হিমবতের কন্যা পর্বতশৃঙ্গে মহেশ্বরে মন স্থাপন করলেন।

Word by Word

• शिवभक्तिरता: devoted to Śiva-bhakti
• शिवभक्तिरता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + भक्ति + रत (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (शिवे भक्तिः यस्याः/शिवभक्तौ रता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-द्वितीया-एकवचनम् अव्ययीभूतम् (adverbial accusative)

• हरव्रतपरायणा: wholly devoted to Hara’s vow
• हरव्रतपरायणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर + व्रत + परायण (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (हरेः व्रते परायणा/हरव्रते परायणा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• शृङ्गे: on the peak
• शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• हिमवतः: of Himavat (Himālaya)
• हिमवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• न्यस्य: having placed/fixed
• न्यस्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु) → न्यस्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘निक्षिप्य/स्थापयित्वा’; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• महेश्वरे: in/onto Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-śṛṅga (Pārvatī-tapas sthāna)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī on a Himalayan summit, austere and radiant, seated in meditation; her mind is offered to Maheśvara—Śiva appears as a subtle liṅga or luminous form in her inner vision; atmosphere of wind, snow, and stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Hara
• Maheśvara
• Himavat (Himālaya)
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady bhakti, vrata, and one-pointed meditation (mind fixed on Maheśvara) are portrayed as the path to divine grace and fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Himālaya mountain-peak setting is implied as a sanctified tapas-bhūmi; no named tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hara-vrata (Śiva’s vow/observance) is referenced, along with mental fixation on Śiva—suggesting vrata plus dhyāna as complementary disciplines.