Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

एवं तत्र समुद्भूता सा देवी परमेश्वरी । स्थापिता तेन भूपेन श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा

Transliteration

evaṃ tatra samudbhūtā sā devī parameśvarī | sthāpitā tena bhūpena śraddhāpūtena cetasā

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവിടെ പരമേശ്വരി ദേവി പ്രത്യക്ഷയായി; ശ്രദ്ധയാൽ ശുദ്ധമായ ഹൃദയമുള്ള ആ രാജാവ് അവളെ അവിടെയേ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: 'thus')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• समुद्भूता: arisen / manifested
• समुद्भूता: Karta (as predicate adjective to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+उद्+भू (धातु) → समुद्भूत (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरी: the Supreme Lady
• परमेश्वरी: Karta (Apposition/epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम+ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (परमा च सा ईश्वरी च)

• स्थापिता: was स्थापित / installed
• स्थापिता: Kriyā (Main predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थापित (कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक (passive sense: 'was established')

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive; करण/कर्ता-निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• भूपेन: by the king
• भूपेन: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• श्रद्धापूतेन: purified by faith
• श्रद्धापूतेन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of भूपेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा+पूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रद्धया पूतः = purified by faith)

• चेतसा: with (his) mind
• चेतसा: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrī Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Ajāpāleśvarī-māhātmya context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī arises/appears at the sacred spot; a king, hands folded, performs establishment rites—placing the icon/yantra on a pedestal amid priests, lamps, and auspicious vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvarī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places become living centers of grace when faith (śraddhā) leads to proper स्थापना/pratiṣṭhā and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī’s manifested site within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra sacred complex (Ajāpāleśvarī context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Installation/establishment of the Goddess (pratiṣṭhā), implying ongoing worship and maintenance of the shrine.