Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सोऽपि संवत्सरं यावद्भविता रोगवर्जितः । एवमुक्ता तु सा देवीततश्चादर्शनं गता

Transliteration

so'pi saṃvatsaraṃ yāvadbhavitā rogavarjitaḥ | evamuktā tu sā devītataścādarśanaṃ gatā

Translation

„Auch jener Mensch wird ein ganzes Jahr lang frei von Krankheit bleiben.“ So sprach die Göttin und entschwand daraufhin dem Blick.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also/even)

• संवत्सरम्: for a year
• संवत्सरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (duration)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kāla-nirdesha (Time delimiter/कालनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्धशब्द)
• Form: अवधिबोधक अव्यय (as long as)

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: भविष्यत्कालिक कृदन्त (future active participle/तृच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘will become/will be’

• रोगवर्जितः: free from disease
• रोगवर्जितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √वर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (रोगात् वर्जितः = free from disease)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/in this manner)

• उक्ता: (having been) addressed
• उक्ता: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been spoken to/being addressed’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

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

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; apposition to सा

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kāla/Desha-nirdesha (Sequence/स्थान-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (thereupon/from there)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अदर्शनम्: invisibility/out of sight
• अदर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; Accusative singular (state/goal)

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय कृदन्त (past active participle in sense), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘went’

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Devī’s promise and departure)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhārā (Devī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tapasvinī (ascetic woman) and by extension future Nāgara pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee completes the offering; a luminous Devī form fades into light, leaving the sanctum radiant. The devotee stands in reverent stillness, assured of year-long health.

Characters & Entities

• Devī Dhārā
• roga (disease)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can be time-bound and practical, protecting devotees in worldly life while strengthening faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī Dhārā shrine/tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa where worship yields health-protection (Adhyāya 169).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The promised result reiterates the earlier rite: pradakṣiṇā, fruit-offering, and stotra/nati.