Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो देवी सा तत्रैव व्यवस्थिता । नागराणां वरस्त्रीभिः सर्वाभिः परिवारिता

Transliteration

evamuktvā tato devī sā tatraiva vyavasthitā | nāgarāṇāṃ varastrībhiḥ sarvābhiḥ parivāritā

Translation

So gesprochen, verweilte die Göttin sogleich an ebenjenem Ort, ringsum umgeben von allen edlen Frauen der Nāgaras.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Adverbial modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) 'उक्त्वा'

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Temporal/Logical connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर (then/thereupon)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (just/indeed)

• vyavasthitā: remained stationed
• vyavasthitā: Kriya/State (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-sthā (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ppp) 'व्यवस्थित'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• nāgarāṇām: of the Nāgaras
• nāgarāṇām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• vara-strībhiḥ: by excellent women
• vara-strībhiḥ: Karana/Association (Instrument/Company)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय ('वराः स्त्रियः')

• sarvābhiḥ: by all (of them)
• sarvābhiḥ: Karana/Association (Instrument/Company)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• parivāritā: surrounded
• parivāritā: Kriya/State (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-vṛ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/ppp) 'परिवारित'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After pronouncing the curse, Sāvitrī remains stationed at the spot, encircled by the noble women of the Nāgaras—an image of a living sacred court around the Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Sāvitrī)
• Nāgara women

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine presence is depicted as ‘established’ in a place, supported by devoted communities—especially through reverent attendance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied devotional service (attendance/companionship), though no explicit rite (snāna/dāna/japa) is stated.