Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

या स्थावरं जंगममाशु विश्वं व्याप्य स्थिता या प्रकृतेः पुरापि । स्पृहादिरूपेण च तृप्तिदात्री देवे प्रसुप्ते तपसाऽप शुद्धिम्

Transliteration

yā sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamamāśu viśvaṃ vyāpya sthitā yā prakṛteḥ purāpi | spṛhādirūpeṇa ca tṛptidātrī deve prasupte tapasā'pa śuddhim

Translation

ಸ್ಥಾವರ-ಜಂಗಮವೆಂಬ ಸಮಸ್ತ ವಿಶ್ವವನ್ನು ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿ ನಿಂತವಳು, ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೂ ಮುಂಚೆಯೇ ಇದ್ದವಳು, ಸ್ಪೃಹಾದಿ ರೂಪಗಳಿಂದ ತೃಪ್ತಿದಾತ್ರೀಯಾದವಳು—ದೇವನು ನಿದ್ರಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅವಳು ತಪಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಅಶುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸಿದಳು।

Word by Word

• या: who/which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्थावरम्: the immobile (beings)
• स्थावरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थावर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; जातिवाचक (the immobile creation)

• जङ्गमम्: the mobile (beings)
• जङ्गमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; जातिवाचक (the mobile creation)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• व्याप्य: having pervaded
• व्याप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व्याप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• स्थिताः: stood/abides
• स्थिताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे (she stands)

• या: who/which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-सम्बन्ध

• प्रकृतेः: of nature
• प्रकृतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• स्पृहादिरूपेण: in the form of desire etc.
• स्पृहादिरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पृहा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/समाहारः (स्पृहादीनां रूपेण = in the form of desire etc.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• तृप्तिदात्री: giver of satisfaction
• तृप्तिदात्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तृप्तेः दात्री = giver of satisfaction)

• देवे: when/where the god (is)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• प्रसुप्ते: asleep
• प्रसुप्ते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्वप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; देवे-विशेषण

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

• अप: away/off
• अप: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय; अर्थे ‘अप/अपाकरणे’ (away/off)

• शुद्धिम्: purification
• शुद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Gālava (continuing; verse-style praise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: the Devi’s subtle presence permeates mountains, forests, animals, and humans (still and moving). In the background, a great Deva lies in yogic sleep; in the foreground, the Devi performs tapas, and a dark haze of impurity dissipates into clear light.

Characters & Entities

• Sthāvara
• Jaṅgama
• Prakṛti
• Deva (unspecified)
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as a purifying force powerful enough to cleanse cosmic impurity, modeled by the all-pervading Devī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within the Nāgara-khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas for purification (śuddhi) is explicitly indicated.