Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततः स गणतां प्राप्तो गीतं चक्रे मनोहरम् । पुरतो देवदेवस्य पार्वत्याश्च विशेषतः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa gaṇatāṃ prāpto gītaṃ cakre manoharam | purato devadevasya pārvatyāśca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം അവൻ ഗണത്വം പ്രാപിച്ചു; ദേവദേവന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ—വിശേഷിച്ച് പാർവതിയുടെ സാന്നിധ്യത്തിൽ—മനോഹരമായ സ്തുതിഗാനം പാടി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरार्थक (then/thereupon)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गणताम्: the status of a gaṇa
• गणताम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘गणत्व’ अर्थे (state of being a gaṇa)

• प्राप्तः: having attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + प्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (having obtained)

• गीतम्: a song
• गीतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक; गा धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: made, performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• मनोहरम्: charming, delightful
• मनोहरम्: Karman-viśeṣaṇa (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गीतम्-विशेषण)

• पुरतः: in front of
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (in front of)

• देवदेवस्य: of the God of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (especially)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka, now a gaṇa, stands before Devadeva Śiva and sings a charming hymn; Pārvatī is prominently present, witnessing the redeemed devotee’s offering.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Devadeva)
• Pārvatī
• Gaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion culminates in nearness to the divine; service and praise lead to exalted spiritual status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a tīrtha-glorification narrative, but does not name the locality in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Singing praise (gīta/stotra) before Śiva—an act of bhakti rather than a formal injunction here.