Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

स्त्रीस्वभावात्समायातः कोपोऽयं त्वां प्रति द्रुतम् । तस्मादागच्छ गच्छावो मया सार्धं धरातले

Transliteration

strīsvabhāvātsamāyātaḥ kopo'yaṃ tvāṃ prati drutam | tasmādāgaccha gacchāvo mayā sārdhaṃ dharātale

Translation

« Par la promptitude propre à la nature des femmes, cette colère s’est levée bien vite contre toi. Viens donc : allons ensemble sur la terre. »

Word by Word

• स्त्रीस्वभावात्: from (her) womanly nature
• स्त्रीस्वभावात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री-स्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक; स्त्री + स्वभाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रियाः स्वभावः)

• समायातः: has arisen/has come
• समायातः: Karta (Subject predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) → समायात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• कोपः: anger
• कोपः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative qualifier of कोपः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रति: towards/against
• प्रति: Relation marker (towards)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; दिशार्थे/प्रत्यर्थे

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/निपातवत्; हेत्वर्थे ‘therefore’ (etym. ablative)

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गच्छावः: let us go (we two)
• गच्छावः: Kriyā (Proposal/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), द्विवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मया: with me/by me
• मया: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (Accompaniment/Instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahārtha (Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थे (with)

• धरातले: on the ground/earth-surface
• धरातले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tilottamā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess, having recognized her sudden anger, softens her expression and invites Tilottamā to accompany her down to the earthly realm; the moment is intimate, conciliatory, and transitional—suggesting imminent travel to a sacred ford.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Tilottamā
• Dharā (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion corrects impulsive anger and redirects the seeker toward a sacred remedy—tīrtha and right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The journey is toward Rūpatīrtha, soon named as the place of restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is tīrtha-yātrā (going to a sacred place) as a means of receiving prasāda.