Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

वसुदेवात्मकेनैव नक्षत्रेण प्रयत्नतः । ध्यायमाना च तां देवीं सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम्

Transliteration

vasudevātmakenaiva nakṣatreṇa prayatnataḥ | dhyāyamānā ca tāṃ devīṃ sarvakāmapradāyinīm

Translation

Avec un effort recueilli, sous la constellation propice nommée Vasudevātmaka, elle médita sur cette Déesse, dispensatrice de tous les désirs.

Word by Word

• वसुदेवात्मकेन: by/with the Vasudeva-natured (one)
• वसुदेवात्मकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुदेव + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying nakṣatra)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारण (indeed/only)

• नक्षत्रेण: by the nakṣatra (lunar mansion)
• नक्षत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: with effort)

• ध्यायमाना: meditating
• ध्यायमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + शतृ/शानच् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-भाव), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवीम्: goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम्: bestower of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devīm)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Karṇotpalā sits in concentrated meditation, counting time by the nakṣatra; the unseen Devī is envisioned as a radiant, boon-bestowing presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady meditation on Devī, performed with discipline and auspicious timing, is praised as a direct means to fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya section, but the specific tīrtha name is not stated in the shloka itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional meditation (dhyāna) performed carefully under a specified nakṣatra.