Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

नगाधिराजतनया पार्वती रुद्रवल्लभा । इत्युक्ता तु ततो देवी चिंतयामास चेतसा

Transliteration

nagādhirājatanayā pārvatī rudravallabhā | ityuktā tu tato devī ciṃtayāmāsa cetasā

Translation

Thus addressed as “Pārvatī, daughter of the lord of mountains, beloved of Rudra,” the Goddess then reflected within her heart.

Word by Word

• नगाधिराजतनया: daughter of the king of mountains
• नगाधिराजतनया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिराज (प्रातिपदिक) + तनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नगानाम् अधिराजस्य तनया)

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

• रुद्रवल्लभा: beloved of Rudra
• रुद्रवल्लभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रुद्रस्य वल्लभा)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्ता: (she) having been addressed/called
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘having been said/called’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana/Temporal (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereupon/then)

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

• चिंतयामास: thought/pondered
• चिंतयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चेतसा: with (her) mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating (with prior address by Vīraka implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī, addressed with epithets ‘daughter of the mountain-king’ and ‘beloved of Rudra,’ turns inward in quiet contemplation; her posture becomes still, eyes softened, mind absorbed.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī (Umā)
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Himālaya (Nagādhirāja)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual progress includes inward reflection—especially when one’s identity and role in dharma are challenged.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse identifies Pārvatī through lineage (Himālaya) and relation to Rudra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.