Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तां ज्ञात्वा तपसा शुद्धां कर्मभावैः परीक्षितैः । ततो दिव्यवपुर्भूत्वा करे जग्राह पार्वतीम्

Transliteration

tāṃ jñātvā tapasā śuddhāṃ karmabhāvaiḥ parīkṣitaiḥ | tato divyavapurbhūtvā kare jagrāha pārvatīm

Translation

Mengetahui bahwa ia telah disucikan oleh tapa dan teruji dalam laku serta niat, beliau pun mengambil wujud ilahi yang bercahaya dan menggenggam tangan Pārvatī.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/recognized
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘ज्ञात्वा’

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• शुद्धाम्: purified
• शुद्धाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ताम्)

• कर्मभावैः: by the states/ways of actions
• कर्मभावैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + भाव (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (कर्मणां भावैः/कर्मभावैः); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• परीक्षितैः: tested/examined
• परीक्षितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-ईक्ष् (धातु) → परीक्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्मभावैः)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• दिव्यवपुः: a divine body/form
• दिव्यवपुः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमासः (दिव्यं वपुः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (भूत्वा इत्यस्य कर्म)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• करे: in (his) hand
• करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• जग्राह: took/held
• जग्राह: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa speaking to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s disguise dissolves into a radiant divine form—crescent moon, matted locks, third eye, serpents and ornaments—then he gently takes Pārvatī’s hand; the tīrtha glows, devas unseen shower subtle flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worthiness is confirmed by tapas (discipline) and tested conduct; divine grace follows proven purity and intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sits inside a Tīrthamāhātmya setting (sacred-geography frame), but the specific tīrtha name is not stated within the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it describes the auspicious act of hand-taking (a precursor to pāṇigraha in the marriage rite).