Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रेणानेन यो देवि स्तुतिं कुर्यात्पुरस्तव । तत्रैव दिवसे तस्मै त्वया देयं मनोगतम्

Transliteration

stotreṇānena yo devi stutiṃ kuryātpurastava | tatraiva divase tasmai tvayā deyaṃ manogatam

Translation

Ô Déesse, quiconque te loue en ta présence par cet hymne—ce jour-là même, accorde-lui ce que son cœur désire.

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रेण: by/with a hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should perform (offer)
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should do/make

• पुरः: before, in the presence
• पुरः: Desha/Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थे/क्रियाविशेषण; adverb ‘in front/before’

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (2nd person pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक; emphatic particle

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (2nd person pronoun)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; Gerundive (to be given)

• मनोगतम्: the desired (heart’s wish)
• मनोगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसि/मनः-गत) ‘gone into the mind’

Speaker

Nala (within the dialogue; phrased as an injunction addressed to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (within which the Devī-stotra episode occurs)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as 'devi')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (kingly figure) stands before the Goddess, hands folded, reciting a hymn; the Devī listens with a compassionate, boon-bestowing gaze, indicating immediate granting of the heart’s wish.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation (stotra) is presented as a direct, efficacious path to grace and fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reciting this specific stotra before the Goddess (in her presence) is prescribed, with the stated fruit of same-day fulfillment.