Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कृपणं सा सुरेश्वरी । कृपाविष्टाऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं ततो व्योमस्थितान्सुरान्

Transliteration

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā kṛpaṇaṃ sā sureśvarī | kṛpāviṣṭā'bravīdvākyaṃ tato vyomasthitānsurān

Translation

അവന്റെ ദീനവചനങ്ങൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ ദേവേശ്വരി കരുണയിൽ വിങ്ങി. തുടർന്ന് കൃപയിൽ നിറഞ്ഞ് ആകാശസ്ഥരായ ദേവന്മാരോട് അവൾ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• कृपणम्: wretched, pitiable
• कृपणम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘दानवम्’ understood)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सुरेश्वरी: queen/lady of the gods
• सुरेश्वरी: Karta (Subject-apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् ईश्वरी)

• कृपाविष्टा: overcome with compassion
• कृपाविष्टा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा + आविष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √विश्/आ-विश् क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘आविष्ट’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थ (कृपया आविष्टा = compassion-possessed)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Desha-Kala-adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—काल/अनुक्रमसूचक (then/thereupon)

• व्योमस्थितान्: standing in the sky
• व्योमस्थितान्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्योमन् + स्थित (प्रातिपदिक; √स्था क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (व्योमनि स्थिताः)

• सुरान्: the gods
• सुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing Devī’s response

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indraṇī/Śacī (or a devī addressed as sureśvarī) stands radiant, compassion-softened gaze, addressing a semicircle of devas hovering in the sky (vyoma), with clouds and celestial light as backdrop; the pitiable dānava is implied off-scene or below.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvarī (Devī)
• Surāḥ (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine compassion responds to sincere lament; mercy becomes the pivot that transforms conflict into guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but does not name a particular site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is narrative transition describing Devī’s compassionate decision-making.