Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

तस्मादत्राऽश्रमे साकं त्वया स्थेयं सदैव तु । हिताय सर्वनारीणां वचनान्मम पार्वति

Transliteration

tasmādatrā'śrame sākaṃ tvayā stheyaṃ sadaiva tu | hitāya sarvanārīṇāṃ vacanānmama pārvati

Translation

„Darum sollst du hier in diesem Āśrama bei mir wohnen, für immer—zum Wohle aller Frauen. Dies ist mein Wort, o Pārvatī.“

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore/from that’

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• āśrame: in the hermitage
• āśrame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• sākam: together (with)
• sākam: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sākam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (comitative)

• tvayā: with you
• tvayā: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• stheyam: should be stayed (one should stay)
• stheyam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—तव्यत् (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे ‘should be stayed’

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात

• hitāya: for the welfare
• hitāya: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• sarva: all
• sarva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासे पूर्वपद) ‘all’

• nārīṇām: of women
• nārīṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• vacanāt: from (the) word/command
• vacanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘from/according to the word’

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• pārvati: O Pārvatī
• pārvati: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Devī (contextual; continuing the boon-granting dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣakanyā petitions Pārvatī to remain with her in the hermitage forever, framing it as a blessing for all women; the scene emphasizes vow-like solemnity and compassionate resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Pārvatī (epithet invoked)
• All women (sarvanārī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place becomes a living refuge when the Divine chooses to abide there for the good of devotees—here, especially for women.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s āśrama-tīrtha is praised as a place of Devī’s continuing presence and benefit to women pilgrims.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Residence/association with the sacred āśrama (staying at the holy place) is implied as spiritually beneficial.