Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

गणानां चापि सान्निध्ये सा नामर्षयदंबिका । पारिबर्हं ततो दत्त्वा शैलेन स विसर्जितः

Transliteration

gaṇānāṃ cāpi sānnidhye sā nāmarṣayadaṃbikā | pāribarhaṃ tato dattvā śailena sa visarjitaḥ

Translation

Selbst in Gegenwart der Gaṇas duldete Ambikā es nicht und war unzufrieden. Dann, nachdem die Hochzeitsgaben (pāribarha) überreicht waren, wurde er vom Berge (Śaila) entlassen.

Word by Word

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — 'of the gaṇas'

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• सान्निध्ये: in the presence
• सान्निध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the presence'

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

• नामर्षयत्: did not tolerate
• नामर्षयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (न + अमर्षयत्) — 'did not tolerate/forbear'

• अम्बिका: Ambikā (Pārvatī)
• अम्बिका: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; apposition to सा

• पारिबर्हम्: bridal gifts, dowry
• पारिबर्हम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिबर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'the bridal outfit/dowry'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरबोधक (then)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — 'having given'

• शैलेन: by Śaila (the mountain)
• शैलेन: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'by the mountain (Himālaya)'

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

• विसर्जितः: was dismissed, sent away
• विसर्जितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'was dismissed/sent off' (passive sense)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā shows displeasure even before the gaṇas; the wedding gifts are presented; the Mountain-father figure formally dismisses the party—ceremonial closure with restrained tension.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Pārvatī)
• Gaṇas
• Śaila (Himālaya, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often stress dignity and propriety even amid divine entourages; displeasure signals that dharma includes respectful conduct and fitting rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The term pāribarha indicates customary wedding gifts/offerings, but no instruction for a devotee’s ritual is directly given.