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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

संस्थाप्य देवतां दुर्गां श्रद्धया परया युताः । बलिपूजोपहारैस्तां पूजयंत्यः सुरेश्वरीम्

saṃsthāpya devatāṃ durgāṃ śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ | balipūjopahāraistāṃ pūjayaṃtyaḥ sureśvarīm

Having installed the Goddess Durgā with supreme faith, they worshipped that Sovereign Lady of the gods with offerings, rites of adoration, and sacrificial oblations.

संस्थाप्यhaving installed
संस्थाप्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + स्थापय् (धातु; णिच्) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having installed/established)
देवताम्the deity
देवताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
दुर्गाम्Durgā
दुर्गाम्:
Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवताया विशेषनाम
श्रद्धयाwith faith
श्रद्धया:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
परयाsupreme, great
परया:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (श्रद्धया)
युताःendowed (with)
युताः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयुज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (सम्बन्धे) ‘युक्ताः’ = endowed; (ताः स्त्रियः इति अर्थे स्त्रीलिङ्गे ‘युक्ताः/युक्ताः’ पाठभेदः सम्भवः)
बलिपूजोपहारैःwith offerings, worship, and gifts
बलिपूजोपहारैः:
Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootबलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (बलयः च पूजाः च उपहाराः च)
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
पूजयन्त्यःworshipping
पूजयन्त्यः:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootपूज् (धातु) + शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
सुरेश्वरीम्the Lady of the gods
सुरेश्वरीम्:
Karma (Apposition/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Tīrthamāhātmya; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha: Durgā/Saptaviṃśatikā-sthāna (within the kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis

Scene: The nakṣatra maidens perform a solemn Devī-pratiṣṭhā: a Durgā image is set upon a pedestal; lamps blaze; offerings, bali, and upahāras are arranged; the goddess appears resplendent as Surēśvarī, accepting worship.

D
Durgā
S
Sureśvarī (Devī)

FAQs

In a tīrtha-kṣetra, sincere śraddhā expressed through proper worship draws the compassionate attention of the Goddess.

The immediate glorification is of the kṣetra as a place where Devī can be installed and worshipped effectively; the site name is not stated in the verse.

Devī-saṃsthāpana (installation), followed by pūjā with bali (offerings) and upahāra (gifts).

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