Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

संतिष्ठति च तत्रस्था महादेवी सुपावनी । अद्यापि लोके विख्याता धनसौभाग्यदायिनी

Transliteration

saṃtiṣṭhati ca tatrasthā mahādevī supāvanī | adyāpi loke vikhyātā dhanasaubhāgyadāyinī

Translation

Et la Mahādevī, souverainement purificatrice, demeure établie en ce lieu ; aujourd’hui encore, elle est célèbre dans le monde comme dispensatrice de richesse et de bonne fortune.

Word by Word

• संतिष्ठति: stands/remains
• संतिष्ठति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

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

• तत्रस्था: situated there
• तत्रस्था: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय) + स्था (धातु) → तत्रस्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past participial adjective sense: 'situated')

• महादेवी: the Great Goddess
• महादेवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सुपावनी: very purifying
• सुपावनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + पावनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अद्यापि: even today; still
• अद्यापि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'even today/still')

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• विख्याता: well-known
• विख्याता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु) → विख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• धनसौभाग्यदायिनी: giver of wealth and good fortune
• धनसौभाग्यदायिनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice; likely Sūta continuing, though not explicitly marked in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gāyatrī-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Assemblage of sages / dvija interlocutors (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene tīrtha precinct in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra: Devī’s shrine with a radiant, seated Mahādevī; pilgrims offering flowers and lamps; symbols of prosperity (kalasha, grains, coins) subtly present; waterbody nearby indicating tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Wealth (Dhana)
• Good fortune (Saubhāgya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred presence anchored in a holy place purifies devotees and grants both worldly welfare and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse indicates an “abiding there” goddess linked to the chapter’s tīrtha, but the specific tirtha name is not provided in this shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is stated; it emphasizes devotional remembrance of the goddess renowned for granting prosperity.