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

Kemudian ia mendatangi gua yang disucikan oleh penampakan Pādukā, lalu melaksanakan pemujaan menurut tata yang semestinya—tepat sebagaimana Tripurāri (Śiva) telah menuturkan.

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).