Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन चमत्कारपुरं प्रति । गत्वा तां पूजयेद्देवीं स्तोतव्या च विशेषतः

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena camatkārapuraṃ prati | gatvā tāṃ pūjayeddevīṃ stotavyā ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

અતએવ સર્વ પ્રયત્નથી ચમત્કારપુર જઈ તે દેવીની પૂજા કરવી અને વિશેષ કરીને સ્તોત્રોથી તેની સ્તુતિ કરવી.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वः प्रयत्नः)

• camatkāra-puram: the city of Camatkāra
• camatkāra-puram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: camatkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (camatkārasya puram)

• prati: towards
• prati: Gati/Direction (Goal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/प्रत्ययार्थक अव्यय (towards)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (गम् धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• stotavyā: to be praised
• stotavyā: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु) + tavya (तव्य)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—devī इति (स्तोतव्या)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Chamatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approach Chamatkārapura; at the sanctum, the Devi is worshipped with flowers, lamps, and hymns; the scene emphasizes purposeful travel and culminating darśana.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Camatkārapura

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes yātrā (pilgrimage), pūjā (worship), and stotra (praise) as direct means to receive the tīrtha’s promised grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Chamatkārapura is explicitly named as the destination connected with the devī’s worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to Chamatkārapura, worship the Goddess, and recite hymns in her praise.