Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कृपणं सा सुरेश्वरी । कृपाविष्टाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं ततो व्योमस्थितान्सुरान्

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṛpaṇaṃ sā sureśvarī | kṛpāviṣṭā'bravīdvākyaṃ tato vyomasthitānsurān

Translation

Als sie seine kläglichen Worte vernahm, wurde die Königin der Götter von Mitgefühl ergriffen. Dann, von Erbarmen erfüllt, sprach sie zu den Göttern, die im Himmel standen.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• कृपणम्: wretched, pitiable
• कृपणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘दानवम्’ understood)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सुरेश्वरी: queen/lady of the gods
• सुरेश्वरी: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

• कृपाविष्टा: overcome with compassion
• कृपाविष्टा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √विश्/आ-विश् क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘आविष्ट’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (कृपया आविष्टा = compassion-possessed)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala-adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/अनुक्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• व्योमस्थितान्: standing in the sky
• व्योमस्थितान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्योमन् + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (व्योमनि स्थिताः)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing Devī’s response

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indraṇī/Śacī (or a devī addressed as sureśvarī) stands radiant, compassion-softened gaze, addressing a semicircle of devas hovering in the sky (vyoma), with clouds and celestial light as backdrop; the pitiable dānava is implied off-scene or below.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvarī (Devī)
• Surāḥ (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion responds to sincere lament; mercy becomes the pivot that transforms conflict into guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but does not name a particular site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is narrative transition describing Devī’s compassionate decision-making.