Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

ततः स्वमाश्रमं गत्वा स्थितौ तत्र समाहितौ । देवीं कात्यायनीं स्थाप्य तदाराधनतत्परौ

Transliteration

tataḥ svamāśramaṃ gatvā sthitau tatra samāhitau | devīṃ kātyāyanīṃ sthāpya tadārādhanatatparau

Translation

Ensuite, se rendant à leur propre āśrama, ils y demeurèrent l’esprit concentré. Ayant installé la Déesse Kātyāyanī, ils se vouèrent entièrement à son adoration.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरं/तस्मात् (then/thereafter)

• svam: one’s own
• svam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामसदृश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (āśramam इति)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having gone’

• sthitau: the two remained
• sthitau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + ta (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘stood/remained’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• samāhitau: composed, concentrated
• samāhitau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु) + ita (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण (sthitau इति) ‘collected/attentive’

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kātyāyanīm: Kātyāyanī
• kātyāyanīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kātyāyanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; देवीनाम (epithet/name)

• sthāpya: having installed
• sthāpya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having installed/placed’

• tad-ārādhana-tatparau: devoted to her worship
• tad-ārādhana-tatparau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक) + tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्य आराधने तत्परौ)

Speaker

Sūta (tīrthamāhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage: the couple, now ascetic, installs a Kātyāyanī image on a simple altar; offerings of flowers, bilva/forest blossoms, lamps, and water vessels; their faces calm and focused.

Characters & Entities

• Kātyāyanī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused devotion (samādhi-like steadiness) and proper worship of the Devī are presented as efficacious for righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The hermitage is within the tīrtha-kathā framework of Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, whose greatness is unfolded through the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devī-sthāpana (installation) followed by ārādhana (continuous worship/propitiation).