Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

हिमाचलगृहे जाता देवि त्वं शंकरप्रिये । मेनागर्भसमुद्भूता पूजां गृह्ण नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

himācalagṛhe jātā devi tvaṃ śaṃkarapriye | menāgarbhasamudbhūtā pūjāṃ gṛhṇa namostu te

Translation

O Göttin, im Hause Himācalas geboren, Śaṅkaras Geliebte; aus Menās Schoß hervorgegangen—nimm diese Verehrung an. Verehrung sei dir.

Word by Word

• हिमाचलगृहे: in the house of Himācala
• हिमाचलगृहे: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाचल (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular); हिमाचलस्य गृहे इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• जाता: born
• जाता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शंकरप्रिये: O beloved of Śaṅkara
• शंकरप्रिये: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); शंकरस्य प्रिया इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• मेनागर्भसमुद्भूता: arisen from Menā’s womb
• मेनागर्भसमुद्भूता: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक) + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भूत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); मेनायाः गर्भात् समुद्भूता इति तत्पुरुष-समास (from Menā's womb arisen)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृह्ण: accept
• गृह्ण: Kriya (Request/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutation particle)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Benediction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; mantra-formula given for worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himācala (as devī-janma-smṛti locus)

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaurī is envisioned as the Himalayan-born goddess, radiant and gentle, receiving offerings; behind her rise snowy peaks, with Śaṅkara’s presence implied through symbols (trident, crescent) or a paired depiction.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Śaṅkara
• Himācala
• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship combines intimate remembrance of the deity’s sacred identity with humble surrender—“accept my pūjā.”

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse invokes the Himalayan divine lineage (Himācala), while remaining within the broader tīrtha-oriented ritual context of the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use this mantra to address Gaurī/Parvatī and request acceptance of the offered worship.