Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

यद्रुद्र प्रियया सार्धं वियोगः कथितस्तया । तस्याः श्रेष्ठ तरा चान्या तव भार्या भविष्यति । गौरीनामेति विख्याता हिमाचलसुता शुभा

Transliteration

yadrudra priyayā sārdhaṃ viyogaḥ kathitastayā | tasyāḥ śreṣṭha tarā cānyā tava bhāryā bhaviṣyati | gaurīnāmeti vikhyātā himācalasutā śubhā

Translation

Wahai Rudra, kerana dia telah menyebut perpisahan daripada kekasihnya, ketahuilah ini: seorang yang lain, lebih utama daripadanya, akan menjadi isterimu—dia akan masyhur dengan nama Gaurī, puteri Himācala yang membawa keberkatan.

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘यत्’ = that which

• rudra: O Rudra
• rudra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• priyayā: with (your) beloved
• priyayā: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/सह), एकवचन; ‘प्रियया’ = with the beloved (woman)

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition/adverb): सह = together with

• viyogaḥ: separation
• viyogaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• kathitaḥ: was told
• kathitaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘कथितः’ = told/related

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• śreṣṭhatarā: more excellent
• śreṣṭhatarā: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + tara (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक (comparative): ‘श्रेष्ठतरा’ = better/superior

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• anyā: another
• anyā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अन्या’ = another

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘भविष्यति’ = will be

• gaurī: Gaurī
• gaurī: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘नाम’ = name

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle): thus

• vikhyātā: renowned
• vikhyātā: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) विशेषण: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विख्याता’ = renowned

• himācalasutā: daughter of Himācala
• himācalasutā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himācala (प्रातिपदिक) + sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): हिमाचलस्य सुता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शुभा’ = auspicious

Speaker

Unspecified in excerpt (Purāṇic narration addressing Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra (narrative frame) / Himācala (mythic origin-point)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic reassurance to Rudra: after a spoken separation, a superior spouse will arise—Gaurī, the auspicious daughter of Himācala—hinting at the cosmic marriage to come.

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Gaurī
• Himācala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives frame cosmic order: loss and separation lead to a higher, dharmic fulfillment aligned with divine destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra Māhātmya setting within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it is a narrative statement about Rudra’s future consort, Gaurī.