Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

ततः परं च सा देवी त्रैलोक्ये ख्यातिमागता । सर्वक्षेत्रेषु तीर्थेषु स्थानेषु च विशेषतः

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ ca sā devī trailokye khyātimāgatā | sarvakṣetreṣu tīrtheṣu sthāneṣu ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Danach erlangte jene Göttin weithin gerühmten Ruhm in den drei Welten, besonders in allen heiligen Kṣetra, an den Tīrtha der Pilgerschaft und in den geweihten Stätten.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — ‘thereafter’

• परम्: afterwards
• परम्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग — ‘further/afterwards’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular pronoun ‘she/that’

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन — feminine nominative singular

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोक (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — neuter locative singular

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — feminine accusative singular

• आगता: attained
• आगता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — past participle used predicatively ‘attained/arrived’

• सर्वक्षेत्रेषु: in all holy regions
• सर्वक्षेत्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + क्षेत्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन — neuter locative plural; ‘in all sacred fields’

• तीर्थेषु: in pilgrimage places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन — neuter locative plural

• स्थानेषु: in places
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन — neuter locative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय — ‘and’

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Prakara (Manner adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीत्या/प्रकारेण) — indeclinable adverb ‘especially’

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) — implied by adhyāya narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī-kṣetra in Ānarta (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess’ fame radiates outward like concentric circles across a map of sacred India—kṣetras, tīrthas, and holy abodes echo her name; pilgrims carry banners and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Trailokya
• Kṣetra
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine glory is affirmed through sacred geography: the Goddess’ renown is anchored in tīrthas and kṣetras where devotees remember and worship her.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader tīrtha-network is praised, with the immediate narrative framed by Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it emphasizes widespread veneration of Devī in pilgrimage contexts.