Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततो देवी वरमदात्स्वपुरस्य मुदान्विता । पशव्यं चापरोगं च पुरमेतद्भवत्विति

Transliteration

tato devī varamadātsvapurasya mudānvitā | paśavyaṃ cāparogaṃ ca purametadbhavatviti

Translation

Kemudian Dewī, dengan hati yang penuh sukacita, mengurniakan anugerah kepada kotanya sendiri: “Semoga kota ini kaya dengan ternakan dan bebas daripada penyakit.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• अदात्: gave
• अदात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु √दा)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• स्वपुरस्य: of her own city
• स्वपुरस्य: Sampradana/Adhikarana (Recipient/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः (स्वं पुरम्)

• मुदान्विता: endowed with joy
• मुदान्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त, √इ ‘to go’ with anu-; adjectival)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (मुदया अन्विता = endowed with joy)

• पशव्यम्: abounding in cattle
• पशव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पशव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (पुरम्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपरोगम्: free from disease
• अपरोगम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (रोगो नास्ति यस्मिन्)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुरम्: the city
• पुरम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (singular); here as subject of imperative (भवतु)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (पुरम्)

• भवतु: let it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Injunctive/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु √भू)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Quotation marker (इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīpattana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, radiant and benevolent, blesses a coastal town; cattle herds flourish, and citizens appear healthy, carrying pots and offerings in gratitude.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)
• sva-pura (her city)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace expressed through a deity’s boon sustains both dharmic prosperity and communal well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the sacred settlement (the Goddess’s city) associated with the Setukhaṇḍa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it records a protective boon (ārogya and paśu-sampad) bestowed upon the place.