Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

अद्यापि तत्पदं वामं तस्यास्तत्र प्रदृश्यते । सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं स्थितं पर्वतरोधसि

Transliteration

adyāpi tatpadaṃ vāmaṃ tasyāstatra pradṛśyate | sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sthitaṃ parvatarodhasi

Translation

Aujourd’hui encore, on y voit l’empreinte de son pied gauche. Cette marque sacrée—posée sur le flanc de la montagne—est sainte et détruit tous les péchés.

Word by Word

• adya: today, now
• adya: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (indeclinable; temporal adverb)

• api: also, even
• api: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• tat-padam: that footprint
• tat-padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'तत्'सम्बन्धि पदम् (Neuter nominative/accusative singular; that footprint/step)

• vāmaṃ: left
• vāmaṃ: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter nom./acc. singular; left)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (Feminine, Genitive singular; of her)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (indeclinable; locative adverb)

• pradṛśyate: is seen, appears
• pradṛśyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Present indicative, 3rd sg, middle; is seen/appears)

• sarva-pāpa-haram: removing all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + hara (√hṛ धातु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter nom./acc. singular; remover of all sins)

• puṇyam: holy, meritorious
• puṇyam: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण/नामवत् (Neuter nom./acc. singular; holy/merit)

• sthitam: situated, remaining
• sthitam: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अवस्थावाचक (Past passive participle; neuter nom./acc. singular; situated)

• parvata-rodhasi: on the mountain-slope/bank
• parvata-rodhasi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + rodhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; स्थानाधिकरण (Neuter, Locative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of the adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-vāma-pada

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A rocky ledge bears a clear left footprint, glowing or garlanded; pilgrims point to it in reverence; the mountain backdrop frames the sacred sign.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A visible sacred trace of the Devī (her footprint) becomes a tangible focus for faith, and darśana of such a mark is praised as sin-destroying and highly meritorious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Devī-sthāna of Sāvitrī located on a mountain-slope in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (the precise toponym is not stated in this verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the sanctity of the Devī’s footprint and its sin-removing power through reverent visitation/darśana.