Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 184

Devanagari script

नीराजितौ गिरिजया शिवेन सहितौ तदा । उवाचेदं ततो देवी प्रहस्य गजगामिनी

Transliteration

nīrājitau girijayā śivena sahitau tadā | uvācedaṃ tato devī prahasya gajagāminī

Translation

Alors Girijā, avec Śiva à ses côtés, les honora tous deux par le nīrājana, le geste dévot d’agiter les lumières. Puis la Déesse, au pas d’éléphant, sourit et dit ces paroles.

Word by Word

• नीराजितौ: honoured/worshipped (with ārati)
• नीराजितौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी-राज् (धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √राज् + णिच्? + क्त; उपसर्ग: नी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• गिरिजया: by Girijā (Pārvatī)
• गिरिजया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिजा (प्रातिपदिक; गिरि + जा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवेन: with Śiva / by Śiva
• शिवेन: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहितौ: accompanied/together
• सहितौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सह्/√सह (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) used adjectivally

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रहस्य: having laughed/smiling
• प्रहस्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√हस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• गजगामिनी: elephant-gaited (graceful)
• गजगामिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गज-गामिनी (प्रातिपदिक; गज + गामिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; within the verse the Goddess (Pārvatī) begins to speak

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-audience sages (traditional)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Girijā performs nīrājana with a lamp before two newly arrived attendants while Śiva stands beside her; the lamp’s golden circle illuminates serene faces; Devī smiles, poised to speak.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā (Pārvatī)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine beings and devotees are to be honored with reverence; worship expressed through nīrājana signifies humility and auspicious recognition of sacred presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedarnath region) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nīrājana (waving of lights/ārati) as a gesture of honor, indicating formal worship and auspicious reception.