Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

ततः पञ्चत्वमापन्ना तत्कालेऽहं वरांगनाः । दशार्णाधिपतेर्जाता सदने लोकविश्रुते

Transliteration

tataḥ pañcatvamāpannā tatkāle'haṃ varāṃganāḥ | daśārṇādhipaterjātā sadane lokaviśrute

Translation

പിന്നീട് കാലക്രമത്തിൽ ദേഹത്യാഗം ചെയ്തു; പിന്നെ ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും ഒരു ശ്രേഷ്ഠസ്ത്രീയായി—ദശാർണാധിപതിയുടെ ലോകവിഖ്യാത ഗൃഹത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• पञ्चत्वम्: the state of being fivefold / becoming five
• पञ्चत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आपन्ना: attained, became
• आपन्ना: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-पद् (धातु) + आपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'having reached/attained'

• तत्काले: at that time
• तत्काले: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तस्मिन् काले); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वराङ्गनाः: excellent women
• वराङ्गनाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (वराः अङ्गनाः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• दशार्णाधिपतेः: of the lord of Daśārṇa
• दशार्णाधिपतेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दशार्णानाम् अधिपतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• जाता: was born
• जाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'born'

• सदने: in the house
• सदने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• लोकविश्रुते: renowned in the world
• लोकविश्रुते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + विश्रुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (लोके विश्रुतम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सदनस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (continuing autobiographical karmic account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transition scene: the devotee’s passing in old age, then a luminous rebirth as a noble lady in a royal Daśārṇa household, with Devī’s unseen blessing hovering.

Characters & Entities

• Daśārṇa (region/kingdom)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit from devotional worship accompanies the soul beyond death and shapes auspicious rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya theme by showing results, but it does not name the tīrtha directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it narrates the posthumous fruit (phala) of prior Devī worship.