Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

गौरीपूजनकाले तु यस्माच्चैव समागताः । सर्वा मम भगिन्यः स्थ ईर्ष्याधर्मो न मेऽस्ति च

Transliteration

gaurīpūjanakāle tu yasmāccaiva samāgatāḥ | sarvā mama bhaginyaḥ stha īrṣyādharmo na me'sti ca

Translation

ഗൗരീപൂജാകാലത്ത് നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും ഇവിടെ ഒന്നിച്ചുകൂടിയിരിക്കുന്നു; നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും എനിക്ക് സഹോദരിമാരുപോലെ. എനിക്കുള്ളിൽ അസൂയാഭാവം ഇല്ല.

Word by Word

• गौरीपूजनकाले: at the time of Gaurī-worship
• गौरीपूजनकाले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गौर्याः पूजनस्य कालः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• यस्मात्: from which/for which reason
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• समागताः: have come/assembled
• समागताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकालिक-कर्तरि कृदन्त/क्त), प्रथमा बहुवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे स्त्रीलिङ्गेऽपि बहुवचन-प्रयोगः); अर्थे—आगताः

• सर्वाः: all (of you)
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणवत्

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भगिन्यः: sisters
• भगिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• स्थ: are / be (you are)
• स्थ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ईर्ष्याधर्मः: the nature of jealousy
• ईर्ष्याधर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक) + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ईर्ष्यायाः धर्मः = ईर्ष्याधर्मः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• मे: in me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (अत्र षष्ठी—'मे' = 'मम')

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Padmāvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of women devotees assembled for Gaurī worship; the speaker reassures them with a calm, open-palmed gesture, conveying sisterhood and the absence of jealousy; lamps, flowers, and a small Gaurī icon or kalaśa altar at center.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is strengthened by inner purity—especially freedom from envy and rivalry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; the focus is on Gaurī-pūjā within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gaurī-pūjā is the ritual occasion referenced; the verse emphasizes the required mental attitude (absence of jealousy).