Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे जाता तत्कोपांते कुमारिका । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्ना दिव्यतेजोऽन्विता शुभा

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare jātā tatkopāṃte kumārikā | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannā divyatejo'nvitā śubhā

Translation

À cet instant même, au terme de cette colère, naquit une jeune fille—pourvue de tous les signes de bon augure, rayonnante d’une splendeur divine, et pleinement propice.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• antare: in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कालवाचक (in the interval)

• jātā: was born/arose
• jātā: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु) + क्त (past participle)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tat-kopa-ante: at the end of that anger
• tat-kopa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya kopasya ante)

• kumārikā: a maiden
• kumārikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumārikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃpannā: endowed with all marks (of perfection)
• sarva-lakṣaṇa-saṃpannā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpanna (सम्+पद् धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समासः (sarvāṇi lakṣaṇāni yasya/ yasyāḥ sā)

• divya-tejaḥ-anvitā: possessed of divine radiance
• divya-tejaḥ-anvitā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (अनु+इ धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (divyena tejasā anvitā)

• śubhā: auspicious/beautiful
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the very crest of cosmic wrath, a radiant maiden appears—perfectly marked, auspicious, surrounded by a soft yet intense divine glow that calms the scene even as it retains power.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is threatened, divine power (Śakti) manifests in an auspicious form to protect the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse narrates a देवी-प्रादुर्भाव (goddess manifestation) within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame; no tīrtha is specified in the line itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is a manifestation narrative.