Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ततश्च नियमं कृत्वा उपवाससमुद्भवम् । गौरीनामसमुच्चार्य श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा

Transliteration

tataśca niyamaṃ kṛtvā upavāsasamudbhavam | gaurīnāmasamuccārya śraddhāpūtena cetasā

Translation

Ensuite, après avoir pris l’observance issue du jeûne, et en prononçant le nom de Gaurī d’un esprit purifié par la foi, qu’on avance dans une pratique réglée.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Sequence adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• नियमम्: a vow/observance
• नियमम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• उपवाससमुद्भवम्: arising from fasting
• उपवाससमुद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); नियमम् इति विशेषणम्; उपवासात् समुद्भवः इति पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (fasting-born)

• गौरीनाम: the name of Gaurī
• गौरीनाम: Karma (Object of uttering)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); गौऱ्याः नाम इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• समुच्चार्य: having uttered/recited
• समुच्चार्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उच्चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• श्रद्धापूतेन: with (a mind) purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + पूत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); चेतसा इति विशेषणम्; श्रद्धया पूतम् इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (purified by faith)

• चेतसा: with the mind
• चेतसा: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated in purity after fasting resolve, hands in añjali, softly repeating ‘Gaurī’ with a luminous, calm face; the atmosphere is inward and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled discipline—fasting supported by sincere remembrance of Gaurī—purifies the mind and makes worship fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate snippet emphasizes the vrata-method rather than naming a single tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake niyama with upavāsa (fasting) and recite the name of Gaurī with śraddhā (faith).