Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

छन्दोगस्य सुता श्रेष्ठा देवशर्माभिधस्य च । औदुम्बरीति नाम्ना सा सामश्रवणलालसा

Transliteration

chandogasya sutā śreṣṭhā devaśarmābhidhasya ca | audumbarīti nāmnā sā sāmaśravaṇalālasā

Translation

彼女はデーヴァシャルマン（Devaśarman）と名づくチャンドーガ（Chāndoga）の最上の娘であった。名をアウドゥンバリー（Audumbarī）といい、サーマン（Sāman）讃歌を聴くことを切に願っていた。

Word by Word

• छन्दोगस्य: of the Chāndoga (Sāma-singer)
• छन्दोगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुता: daughter
• सुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठा: excellent
• श्रेष्ठा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सुता)

• देवशर्माभिधस्य: of (him) named Devaśarman
• देवशर्माभिधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवशर्मन् + अभिध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवशर्मा इति अभिधः = named Devaśarman)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• औदुम्बरी: Audumbarī
• औदुम्बरी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औदुम्बरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (Quotation/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/नामनिर्देश-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण-प्रयोगः (by name)

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

• सामश्रवणलालसा: eager to hear the Sāman (chants)
• सामश्रवणलालसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामश्रवण + लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सामश्रवणे लालसा)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Portrait-like introduction: Audumbarī, poised and attentive, identified by her Vedic household background; subtle cues of Chāndogya tradition—palm-leaf texts, chanting posture, and a respectful assembly setting.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Devaśarman
• Chāndoga
• Audumbarī
• Sāman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to Vedic chant is portrayed as a powerful spiritual impulse, rooted in noble lineage and inner yearning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This shloka identifies the devotee and her background; the specific tīrtha is not named here though the setting remains a tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly extols sāma-śravaṇa (listening to Sāma chants) as a valued devotional act within yajña.