Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततो विसर्जयेद्देवीं मन्त्रेणानेन भागशः । आगता च यथान्यायं पूजिता च यथाविधि

Transliteration

tato visarjayeddevīṃ mantreṇānena bhāgaśaḥ | āgatā ca yathānyāyaṃ pūjitā ca yathāvidhi

Translation

Ensuite, qu’on congédie solennellement la Déesse, portion après portion, par ce mantra—Elle qui fut invitée selon la règle et honorée selon le rite.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (adverb: “then/thereafter”)

• visarjayet: should dismiss
• visarjayet: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√sṛj (सृज्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — “should dismiss/release”

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• mantreṇa: with a mantra
• mantreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• anena: with this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—मन्त्रेण (with this)

• bhāgaśaḥ: in portions
• bhāgaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhāgaśaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विभागवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “in portions/part by part”)

• āgatā: having come
• āgatā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम्) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत्; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — “having come/arrived” (as predicate adjective of devī)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• yathā-nyāyam: as is proper
• yathā-nyāyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “according to rule/propriety”)

• pūjitā: having been worshipped
• pūjitā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Viśeṣaṇa (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — “having been worshipped” (predicate of devī)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• yathā-vidhi: according to rule
• yathā-vidhi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: “according to the prescribed rite”)

Speaker

Unknown (ritual instruction within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After worship, the priest performs visarjana with measured gestures, releasing the Devī’s presence into the elements; lamps dim, offerings are portioned, and the participants bow in closure.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A rite is complete only when begun and concluded properly—invocation, worship, and respectful dismissal are all parts of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is specified in this verse; it addresses the completion of the ritual within the tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the devī-visarjana (formal dismissal) with the prescribed mantra, in ordered steps/portions, after proper pūjā.