Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

इंद्राण्याथ दृषद्वत्या स्वधया स्वाहया तथा । रत्या प्रीत्या प्रभावत्या गायत्र्या च नृपोत्तम । सर्वाः प्राप्ताः प्रियान्कामानतिसौभाग्यसंयुतान्

Transliteration

iṃdrāṇyātha dṛṣadvatyā svadhayā svāhayā tathā | ratyā prītyā prabhāvatyā gāyatryā ca nṛpottama | sarvāḥ prāptāḥ priyānkāmānatisaubhāgyasaṃyutān

Translation

Puis Indrāṇī, Dṛṣadvatī, Svadhā et Svāhā ; de même Ratī, Prītī, Prabhāvatī et Gāyatrī—ô meilleur des rois—toutes obtinrent leurs chers désirs, comblées d’une fortune exceptionnelle.

Word by Word

• iṃdrāṇyā: by Indrāṇī
• iṃdrāṇyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṃdrāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• atha: then, moreover
• atha: Sambandha (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb)

• dṛṣadvatyā: by Dṛṣadvatī
• dṛṣadvatyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣadvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• svadhayā: by Svadhā
• svadhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svadhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• svāhayā: by Svāhā
• svāhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• ratyā: by Rati
• ratyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prītyā: by Prīti
• prītyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prabhāvatyā: by Prabhāvatī
• prabhāvatyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• gāyatryā: by Gāyatrī
• gāyatryā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• nṛpa-uttama: O best of kings
• nṛpa-uttama: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (uttamaḥ nṛpaḥ = best king); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• sarvāḥ: all (of them)
• sarvāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• prāptāḥ: attained
• prāptāḥ: Predicate participle
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘attained’

• priyān: dear, beloved
• priyān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘kāmān’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• kāmān: desired objects, wishes
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ati-saubhāgya-saṃyutān: endowed with very great good fortune
• ati-saubhāgya-saṃyutān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (सम्युत, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ati-saubhāgyena saṃyutāḥ = endowed with great good fortune); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘kāmān’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Māhātmya (contextual; not explicit in this verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant procession of Devīs—Indrāṇī, Dṛṣadvatī (river-goddess), Svadhā, Svāhā, Ratī, Prītī, Prabhāvatī, Gāyatrī—receiving boons or standing with symbols of fulfilled desires and auspicious fortune.

Characters & Entities

• Indrāṇī
• Dṛṣadvatī
• Svadhā
• Svāhā
• Ratī
• Prītī
• Prabhāvatī
• Gāyatrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion connected to Śiva’s sacred observances culminates in the fulfillment of worthy desires and heightened auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Within this adhyāya, the praise belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra in the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated here; the verse reports the fruit (phala) attained by revered feminine divinities/personifications.