Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तस्मादहं प्रभक्त्याढ्या स्वयमात्मानमेव च । आत्मनैव कृतोत्साहा पूजयिष्यामि सिद्धये

Transliteration

tasmādahaṃ prabhaktyāḍhyā svayamātmānameva ca | ātmanaiva kṛtotsāhā pūjayiṣyāmi siddhaye

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഭക്തിരസത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ ഞാൻ സ്വയം എന്റെ ആത്മസ്വരൂപത്തെയേ പൂജിക്കും. ഞാൻ തന്നേ എന്റെ ഉള്ളിൽ ഉത്സാഹസങ്കൽപ്പം ഉണർത്തി സിദ്ധിക്കായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കും.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात् = therefore), सर्वनाम-रूपात् निपातवत् प्रयोगः

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• प्रभक्त्या: with devotion
• प्रभक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• आढ्या: endowed (rich)
• आढ्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अहम्-इत्यस्य/वक्ता-स्त्री)

• स्वयम्: by myself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मकर्तृत्वे/स्वकृत्ये (by oneself)

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• आत्मना: by oneself
• आत्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• कृतोत्साहा: having mustered resolve
• कृतोत्साहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-उत्साह (कृ (धातु) + उत्साह (प्रातिपदिक))
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषणम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (कृत = done/made) + उत्साह; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः (उत्साहः कृतः यस्या)

• पूजयिष्यामि: I will worship
• पूजयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• सिद्धये: for attainment/success
• सिद्धये: Sampradana/Purpose (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gaurī (quoted within the sage’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-observing Devī sits in composed posture, eyes half-closed, declaring her intent to worship the very Self; minimal outer paraphernalia, emphasis on inner radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• ātman
• siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion includes inner transformation: steadfast resolve and self-discipline become instruments for divine attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmā narrative that grounds the site’s power to grant siddhi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies pūjā aimed at siddhi, emphasizing inner effort (utsāha) alongside worship; the concrete external practice is detailed earlier (year-long Gaurī pūjā).