Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततः साऽथ हर्षेण महताऽन्विता । योगिनीवृंदमध्यस्था नृत्यं चक्रे ततः परम्

Transliteration

evamuktvā tataḥ sā'tha harṣeṇa mahatā'nvitā | yoginīvṛṃdamadhyasthā nṛtyaṃ cakre tataḥ param

Translation

Setelah berkata demikian, Sang Dewi pun dipenuhi sukacita yang besar. Berdiri di tengah kumpulan para Yoginī, kemudian Beliau menarikan tarian yang luhur.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having said)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

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

• अथ: then; thereafter
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: then/now)

• हर्षेण: with joy
• हर्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• महतā: great
• महतā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (instr. sg.)

• अन्विता: endowed/filled (with)
• अन्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) से क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.: endowed)

• योगिनीवृन्दमध्यस्था: standing in the midst of the group of yoginīs
• योगिनीवृन्दमध्यस्था: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (धातु)
• Form: समासः (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषभावः): योगिनीनां वृन्दस्य मध्ये स्थिता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (neut. acc. sg.)

• चक्रे: did; performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd sg. perf. Ā.)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (then)

• परम्: further; thereafter
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially: further/afterwards)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous maiden-figure speaks, then bursts into joyous, sublime dance at the center of a circle of Yoginīs; their hair, garlands, and anklets move in rhythm; lamps and incense haze frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional expression—here through sacred dance—becomes an offering that pleases divinity and empowers the tīrtha-centered rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The snippet sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (chapter 144), but the specific tīrtha name is not stated in these verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A ritual performance motif is introduced (dance among Yoginīs), preparing the ground for subsequent worship instructions.