Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दह्यमाना हि सा देवी हिमालयसुताऽभवत् । तत्र सा पार्वती भूत्वा तप उग्रं समाश्रिता

Transliteration

dahyamānā hi sā devī himālayasutā'bhavat | tatra sā pārvatī bhūtvā tapa ugraṃ samāśritā

Translation

Wahrlich, selbst während sie brannte, wurde jene Göttin zur Tochter des Himālaya. Dort wurde sie zu Pārvatī und nahm strenge Askese (tapas) auf sich.

Word by Word

• दह्यमाना: being burnt
• दह्यमाना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दह्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

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

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हिमालयसुताः: daughter of Himālaya
• हिमालयसुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमालय + सुता (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिमालयस्य सुता); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

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

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• तपः: austerity/penance
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (कर्मरूपे)

• उग्रम्: fierce
• उग्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तपः-विशेषण)

• समाश्रिता: having resorted to/undertaken
• समाश्रिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु) → समाश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि-प्रयोगे ‘आश्रिता’ = ‘having resorted to’

Speaker

Narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Himavat-kshetra (Pārvatī-janma/tapas association)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From flames emerges continuity: Satī’s burning transitions into the birth of Pārvatī in Himālaya’s household; then Pārvatī in austere posture amid snow and forests, performing ugra tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Satī/Pārvatī)
• Himālaya
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine purpose continues across embodiments; intense tapas and steadfast devotion restore cosmic harmony and lead to auspicious union with Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Himālaya is presented as the sacred landscape of tapas and divine rebirth, though a particular tīrtha is not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is emphasized—an inner discipline central to Purāṇic dharma and to the sanctification of sacred places.