Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ततः सा तां समासाद्य पादुकासंभवां गुहाम् । पूजां चक्रे यथान्यायं यथोक्तं त्रिपुरारिणा

Transliteration

tataḥ sā tāṃ samāsādya pādukāsaṃbhavāṃ guhām | pūjāṃ cakre yathānyāyaṃ yathoktaṃ tripurāriṇā

Translation

Alors elle s’approcha de la grotte sanctifiée par la manifestation des Pādukā (sandales sacrées) et accomplit le culte selon la règle, exactement comme Tripurāri (Śiva) l’avait prescrit.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Anantarya (Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ताम्: that (cave)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), 'having approached/reached'

• पादुका-सम्भवाम्: originating from the sandals
• पादुका-सम्भवाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पादुकायाः सम्भवा) विशेषणम् (गुहाम्)

• गुहाम्: cave
• गुहाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चक्रे: performed/did
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यथा-न्यायम्: according to rule
• यथा-न्यायम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial)

• यथा-उक्तम्: as stated
• यथा-उक्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् (as said)

• त्रिपुर-अरिणा: by Tripurāri (Śiva)
• त्रिपुर-अरिणा: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण-कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्रिपुरस्य अरिः = त्रिपुरारिः, शिवः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextually within Sūta’s narration; the verse itself is third-person narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pādukā-sambhavā guhā

Type: cave

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden walks into a sacred cave where the Pādukās manifested; she arranges offerings and performs pūjā exactly as Tripurāri instructed—lamps, flowers, incense, water, and mantra recitation in a dim, glowing grotto.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurāri (Śiva)
• Pādukā
• Guhā (cave)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit arises when worship at a sacred site is performed with rule, reverence, and obedience to divine instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A cave (guhā) associated with the manifestation of Śrīmātuḥ Pādukā within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā ‘yathā-nyāya’—according to prescribed rites—as taught by Śiva (Tripurāri).