Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

इंगितं नेंगितं तच्च तद्रूपं ते सुरेश्वरि । गन्धर्वाः किन्नरा देवाः सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः

Transliteration

iṃgitaṃ neṃgitaṃ tacca tadrūpaṃ te sureśvari | gandharvāḥ kinnarā devāḥ siddhavidyādharoragāḥ

Translation

Ô Sureshvarī, Souveraine des dieux ! Le mouvement et l’immobilité—cet état même—sont ta forme. Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Devas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas et Nāgas…

Word by Word

• इंगितम्: gesture, sign
• इंगितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंगित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (neuter abstract noun)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• इंगितम्: gesture, sign
• इंगितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इंगित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तद्: that
• तद्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रूपम्: form, appearance
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ते: of you, your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध-षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive singular)

• सुरेश्वरि: O goddess, ruler of the gods
• सुरेश्वरि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• किन्नराः: Kinnaras
• किन्नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• सिद्धविद्याधर-उरगाः: Siddhas, Vidyādharas, and serpents
• सिद्धविद्याधर-उरगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर + उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सिद्धाः च विद्याधराः च उरगाः च)

Speaker

A king (bhūbhuj) praising Goddess Sarasvatī (deduced from immediate context; Sarasvatī speaks in 34)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sureshvarī/Devī addressed by the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king offers a hymn to the Goddess, envisioned as the essence of both motion and stillness; celestial beings—Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Devas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas, Nāgas—form a reverent ring in the sky and nether realms.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Gandharva
• Kinnara
• Deva
• Siddha
• Vidyādhara
• Nāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All states—activity and repose—are encompassed by the Goddess; recognizing her in both action and silence is a mark of Purāṇic devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named; the verse continues a hymn situated within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the devotional act here is praise (stotra) that acknowledges the Goddess as immanent in all conditions.