Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

त्वमस्य संगतो भावि विख्याता विंध्यवासिनी । किं ते वा बहुनोक्तेन शृणु संक्षेपतो वचः

Transliteration

tvamasya saṃgato bhāvi vikhyātā viṃdhyavāsinī | kiṃ te vā bahunoktena śṛṇu saṃkṣepato vacaḥ

Translation

Engkau akan terhubung dengan tempat ini dan masyhur sebagai Vindhyavāsinī. Namun apa gunanya berkata panjang? Dengarlah perkara ini secara ringkas.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this (one)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• संगता: associated/united
• संगता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भावि: to be / future
• भावि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भविष्यत्/भाविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाविन्-प्रत्यय (future/going to be)

• विख्याता: renowned
• विख्याता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विंध्यवासिनी: Vindhya-dweller (name/epithet of the Goddess)
• विंध्यवासिनी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिनी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वस् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (विंध्येषु वसति इति)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th) एकवचन (ते = to you/for you)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक निपात (particle: or/indeed)

• बहुना: with much (talk)
• बहुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; साधन/प्रकारार्थ (with much)

• उक्तेन: by speaking/with words said
• उक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; वच् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (by what is said)

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• संक्षेपतः: briefly
• संक्षेपतः: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संक्षेपतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक अव्यय (adverb: briefly/in summary)

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vindhyavāsinī-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A declarative moment of kṣetra-identity: the Goddess is foretold to be linked with the place and famed as Vindhyavāsinī; the speaker urges brevity—transitioning from event to pilgrimage instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Vindhyavāsinī (Devī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A deity’s name and fame arise from her living presence in a sacred landscape, binding divinity to place (sthala).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Vindhya region and a Devī abode associated with the epithet Vindhyavāsinī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it introduces a concise teaching about her future renown and association with the site.