Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एतां देवीप्रसादेन ब्राह्मणानां विशेषतः । पूजयिष्यंति मर्त्येऽत्र सर्वे लोकाः समाहिताः

Transliteration

etāṃ devīprasādena brāhmaṇānāṃ viśeṣataḥ | pūjayiṣyaṃti martye'tra sarve lokāḥ samāhitāḥ

Translation

Par la grâce de la Déesse, tous les êtres du monde des mortels—et tout particulièrement les brāhmaṇa—l’adoreront ici avec une dévotion recueillie.

Word by Word

• etām: this (goddess/one)
• etām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• devīprasādena: by the goddess’s grace
• devīprasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devyāḥ prasādaḥ)

• brāhmaṇānām: of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेष-बोधक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: especially)

• pūjayiṣyanti: they will worship
• pūjayiṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• martye: in the mortal world
• martye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (lokāḥ)

• lokāḥ: people/worlds
• lokāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• samāhitāḥ: collected, attentive
• samāhitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (lokāḥ)

Speaker

Divine/sage assembly (reported by Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gathered at a sacred precinct; brāhmaṇas in the foreground conducting pūjā with lamps and flowers; the goddess’s presence implied through icon/altar; faces calm and concentrated.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace (prasāda) draws society into devotion, making a sacred place a living center of worship and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “here” (atra) refers to the sacred setting of the Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of the Goddess at the site, undertaken with samādhāna (focused attention), especially by brāhmaṇas.