Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु शुक्रेण स तदा दानवाधिपः । तां देवीं पूजयामास भावभक्तिसमन्वितः

Transliteration

evamuktastu śukreṇa sa tadā dānavādhipaḥ | tāṃ devīṃ pūjayāmāsa bhāvabhaktisamanvitaḥ

Translation

So von Śukra unterwiesen, verehrte der Herr der Dānavas damals jene Göttin, erfüllt von inniger Herzens-Bhakti.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus’)

• उक्तः: having been told
• उक्तः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (PPP: ‘having been told’)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• शुक्रेण: by Śukra
• शुक्रेण: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; (Instrumental singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• दानवाधिपः: lord of the demons
• दानवाधिपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दानवानाम् अधिपः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजयामास: worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (he worshipped)

• भावभक्तिसमन्वितः: endowed with heartfelt devotion
• भावभक्तिसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (उपपद/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: भावभक्त्या समन्वितः); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; (qualifies सः)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Dānava lord, newly instructed by Śukra, performs Devī-pūjā with softened demeanor—hands offering flowers, lamps, and incense; the atmosphere shifts from tension to reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Śukra
• Dānavādhipa (Andhaka, by context)
• Kelīśvarī Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Transformation begins when instruction is followed by practice—devotion expressed through worship becomes the vehicle of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kelīśvarī Devī’s tīrtha-context is reinforced as a place where even powerful rulers are drawn into sincere worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of the Goddess with bhāva (inner sincerity) is emphasized.