Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तव माता शमस्था सा जपहोमपरायणा । तीर्थयात्रापरा चैव वेदश्रवणलालसा

Transliteration

tava mātā śamasthā sā japahomaparāyaṇā | tīrthayātrāparā caiva vedaśravaṇalālasā

Translation

“നിന്റെ മാതാവ് ശമത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതയാണ്; ജപ-ഹോമങ്ങളിൽ പരായണയാണ്; തീർത്ഥയാത്രയിൽ തൽപരയും വേദശ്രവണത്തിൽ ആകാംക്ഷയുള്ളവളുമാണ്।”

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• शमस्था: steadfast in tranquility/self-control
• शमस्था: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम + स्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘शमे स्थिता’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• जपहोमपरायणा: devoted to japa and homa
• जपहोमपरायणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप + होम + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘जपे होमे च परायणा’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तीर्थयात्रापरा: intent on pilgrimage
• तीर्थयात्रापरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थयात्रा + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘तीर्थयात्रायां परा’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• वेदश्रवणलालसा: eager to hear the Veda
• वेदश्रवणलालसा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदश्रवण + लालस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘वेदस्य श्रवणे लालसा’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context suggests Ṛcīka speaking in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene mother-figure seated near a small homa fire, holding a japa-mālā; in the background, pilgrims walk toward a shrine; a Vedic recitation scene (students chanting) is suggested.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic life—calmness, mantra-practice, sacrificial worship, and reverence for Veda—supports auspiciousness and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrtha-pilgrimage is praised generally; no single site-name is specified in the verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Japa (mantra repetition), homa (fire offering), and Veda-śravaṇa (listening to Vedic recitation) are mentioned as core practices.