Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततो दुःखसमायुक्ता देवमातात्र संस्थिता । तपश्चक्रे दिवानक्तं शिवध्यानपरायणा

Transliteration

tato duḥkhasamāyuktā devamātātra saṃsthitā | tapaścakre divānaktaṃ śivadhyānaparāyaṇā

Translation

ત્યારે દુઃખથી ભરેલી દેવમાતા ત્યાં જ સ્થિર રહી, શિવધ્યાનમાં પરાયણ બની, દિવસ-રાત તપશ્ચર્યા કરવા લાગી।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (thereafter)

• duḥkha-samāyuktā: afflicted with sorrow
• duḥkha-samāyuktā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (duḥkhena samāyuktā)

• deva-mātā: the mother of the gods (Aditi)
• deva-mātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devānāṃ mātā)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• saṃsthitā: stayed/was stationed
• saṃsthitā: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृत् (क्त) भूतकालिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः—स्थितवती (having stayed/being stationed)

• tapaḥ: austerity
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• cakre: performed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—कृ (to do)

• divā: by day
• divā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: divā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (by day)

• naktam: by night
• naktam: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: naktam (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (by night)

• śiva-dhyāna-parāyaṇā: devoted to meditation on Śiva
• śiva-dhyāna-parāyaṇā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva + dhyāna + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (śivasya dhyāne parāyaṇā)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Amareśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aditi, the deva-mātā, seated in austere posture near a Śiva-liṅga or beneath a bilva tree, eyes half-closed in meditation; day transitions to night with moon and stars, yet her posture remains unwavering; a soft Śiva-aura surrounds her.

Characters & Entities

• Aditi (Deva-mātā)
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In crisis, sustained tapas and Śiva-dhyāna transform grief into divine support and dharmic strength.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The place where Aditi undertakes tapas—contextually the Amareśvara area within this chapter’s tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas with continuous Śiva-dhyāna (day and night) is highlighted as the spiritual method.