Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

हास्यस्य पदवीमद्य त्वं गमिष्यसि पार्वति । सर्वासां देवपत्नीनां ज्ञात्वान्यासक्तमीश्वरम्

Transliteration

hāsyasya padavīmadya tvaṃ gamiṣyasi pārvati | sarvāsāṃ devapatnīnāṃ jñātvānyāsaktamīśvaram

Translation

“Hari ini, wahai Pārvatī, engkau akan menjadi bahan ejekan di kalangan semua isteri para dewa, apabila mereka mengetahui bahawa Sang Penguasa terpaut pada yang lain.”

Word by Word

• हास्यस्य: of laughter / of ridicule
• हास्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पदवीम्: state/condition; path (here: a state)
• पदवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गमिष्यसि: you will go/attain
• गमिष्यसि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सर्वासाम्: of all
• सर्वासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• देवपत्नीनाम्: of the wives of the gods
• देवपत्नीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devasya patnī = devapatnī)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action adjunct)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• अन्यासक्तम्: attached to another (woman)
• अन्यासक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य + आसक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (anyatra āsaktaḥ = attached to another)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Śiva)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada (continuing admonition/taunt to Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense courtly moment: a speaker warns Pārvatī that other devī-consorts will mock her when they hear of Śiva’s attachment elsewhere; Pārvatī stands composed yet wounded.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Pārvatī
• Īśvara
• Deva-patnī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights how attachment and public perception can disturb even the divine household in narrative form—prompting reflection on jealousy, restraint, and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on ethical and emotional consequences rather than rites.