Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

साऽपि प्राप्ते निशाशेषे केदारस्य पुरः स्थिता । पुनश्चक्रे च तद्गीतं श्रुतिसौख्यकरं परम्

Transliteration

sā'pi prāpte niśāśeṣe kedārasya puraḥ sthitā | punaścakre ca tadgītaṃ śrutisaukhyakaraṃ param

Translation

Et lorsque la nuit fut entièrement achevée, elle se tint devant Kedāra et reprit ce chant, suprême, d’une douceur exquise pour l’oreille.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had come
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘प्राप्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• निशाशेषे: at the end of the night
• निशाशेषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा-शेष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘निशायाः शेषः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• केदारस्य: of Kedāra
• केदारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केदार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुरः: in front (of)
• पुरः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place: in front)

• स्थिता: stood
• स्थिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘स्थित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

• चक्रे: did / performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• गीतम्: song, chant
• गीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-नाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुतिसौख्यकरम्: giving pleasure to the hearing
• श्रुतिसौख्यकरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति + सौख्य + कर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘श्रुतये सौख्यं करोति’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभाव

• परम्: supreme, excellent
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, Bhaṭṭiṃkā stands before the Kedāra shrine and sings again; the air seems to shimmer with sound, listeners unseen, temple lamps fading as sunlight rises.

Characters & Entities

• Kedāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a tīrtha, repeated heartfelt praise (gīta/stotra) is portrayed as a direct mode of devotion that pleases and purifies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra (Kedāreśvara) is explicitly named and honored.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional singing/hymn-recitation before Kedāra at daybreak is implied, though no formal vow is detailed.