Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्या देव्याः प्रसादेन सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम् । अजापालो महीपालः पुराऽसीत्संमतः सताम्

Transliteration

tasyā devyāḥ prasādena satyametanmayoditam | ajāpālo mahīpālaḥ purā'sītsaṃmataḥ satām

Translation

ആ ദേവിയുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞാൻ ഉച്ചരിച്ചതെല്ലാം നിശ്ചയമായും സത്യമാണ്. പുരാതനകാലത്ത് അജാപാലൻ സജ്ജനന്മാർ അംഗീകരിച്ച മഹീപാലനായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• devyāḥ: of the goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तस्याः इति सह समानाधिकरण-षष्ठी

• prasādena: by (her) grace
• prasādena: Karana (Cause/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (Predicate/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominal)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; satyam इत्यस्य विशेष्य/अन्वय

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• uditam: spoken/uttered
• uditam: Karma (Complement qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vad (धातु) + ud- (उपसर्ग) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; etat इत्यस्य विशेषण

• ajāpālaḥ: Ajāpāla
• ajāpālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajāpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahīpālaḥ: the king
• mahīpālaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अजापालः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरण

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• saṃmataḥ: approved/esteemed
• saṃmataḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + man (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अजापालः इत्यस्य विशेषण

• satām: of the good (people)
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ajāpāleśvarī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta affirms the truth of his words as arising from the Goddess’s grace; a vignette shows King Ajāpāla revered by virtuous elders.

Characters & Entities

• Ajāpāla
• Devī (Ajāpāleśvarī implied)
• sat (the virtuous)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching is framed as truth upheld by divine grace, and righteous kings gain the esteem of the virtuous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ajāpāleśvarī’s sacred shrine/tīrtha, introduced as a devī-centered place of grace and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it authenticates the māhātmya by invoking the Goddess’s prasāda and introduces the king’s background.