Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कन्याहस्तेन पादुके । पूजनीये विशेषेण पूज्या सा चापि कन्यका

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena kanyāhastena pāduke | pūjanīye viśeṣeṇa pūjyā sā cāpi kanyakā

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് എല്ലാ ശ്രമത്തോടെയും, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കന്യകയുടെ കൈകൊണ്ട്, പുണ്യപാദുകകളെ പൂജിക്കണം; ആ കന്യകയെയും പ്രത്യേക ആദരത്തോടെ ബഹുമാനിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत्; हेत्वर्थे/तस्मादिति (therefore/from that reason)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वः प्रयत्नः’ इति कर्मधारय

• कन्या: maiden
• कन्या: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद (stem form)

• हस्तेन: by the hand
• हस्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पादुके: the pair of sandals
• पादुके: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन

• पूजनीये: worthy of worship
• पूजनीये: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + पूजनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन; तव्यत्/अनीयर्-अर्थक (worthy to be worshipped)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karana/Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (especially)

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्यय (to be worshipped)

• सा: she/that (maiden)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• कन्यका: the maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (continuation of Sūta’s exposition)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambādevī–Pādukā-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual moment: the pādukās are centered; a maiden offers worship while elders supervise; the devotee presents respectful offerings to both the pādukās and the maiden.

Characters & Entities

• Pādukā
• Kanyakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred worship includes honoring both the deity-symbol (pādukā) and the sanctified participant (the maiden) through whom the rite is performed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīmātuḥ Pādukā at Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Nāgara Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pādukā-pūjā specifically via a maiden’s hand, and offer special honor to the maiden as well.