Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

जगत्पूज्या त्वमेवैका सर्वरूपधरानघे । मया यदि कृतं कर्मावद्यं देव हिताय वै

Transliteration

jagatpūjyā tvamevaikā sarvarūpadharānaghe | mayā yadi kṛtaṃ karmāvadyaṃ deva hitāya vai

Translation

Dich allein verehrt die ganze Welt, o Makellose, die alle Gestalten annimmt. Wenn ich eine tadelnswerte Tat begangen habe, so geschah es wahrhaft zum Wohl der Götter.

Word by Word

• जगत्पूज्या: worthy of worship by the world
• जगत्पूज्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जगत् + पूज्य (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः पूज्या)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• एका: alone, one
• एका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वरूपधरा: bearing all forms
• सर्वरूपधरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + रूप + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि रूपाणि धारयति)

• अनघे: O sinless one
• अनघे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-निपात (conditional)

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• कर्म: act, deed
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• अवद्यम्: blameworthy
• अवद्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• हिताय: for welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (Recipient/Goal/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reverent speaker addresses the Goddess, portrayed as all-formed (multiple iconographic aspects suggested), hands folded, with a subdued, apologetic posture; divine attendants witness the confession and dedication to deva-hita.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Devī
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine Mother is universal and all-formed; even difficult actions must be weighed by intention toward cosmic welfare (hita) within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it supports the theological tone within the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction; the verse centers on praise (stuti) of Devī and the principle of acting for deva-hita.