Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

नंदा सुमनसा चैव सुरूपा च सुशीलका । कामिनी नंदिनी चैव मेध्या चैव हिरण्यदा

Transliteration

naṃdā sumanasā caiva surūpā ca suśīlakā | kāminī naṃdinī caiva medhyā caiva hiraṇyadā

Translation

Ada (lembu) bernama Nandā dan Sumanasā, Surūpā dan Suśīlakā; juga Kāminī dan Nandinī, serta Medhyā dan Hiraṇyadā.

Word by Word

• नन्दा: Nandā (name)
• नन्दा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुमनसा: Sumanasā (name)
• सुमनसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• सुरूपा: Surūpā (name)
• सुरूपा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• सुशीलका: Suśīlakā (name)
• सुशीलका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशीलका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कामिनी: Kāminī (name)
• कामिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नन्दिनी: Nandinī (name)
• नन्दिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• मेध्या: Medhyā (name)
• मेध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• हिरण्यदा: Hiraṇyadā (name)
• हिरण्यदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्यदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Gālava (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene sacred pasture near a tīrtha: a line of radiant cows, each distinct in form and temperament, presented as auspicious beings within a pilgrimage landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Nandā
• Sumanasā
• Surūpā
• Suśīlakā
• Kāminī
• Nandinī
• Medhyā
• Hiraṇyadā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

By naming the holy cows, the text celebrates go-śraddhā (reverence for cows) as an emblem of dharma and the sanctity of the divine abode.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Goloka remains the setting, presented as filled with revered cows bearing auspicious names.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse supports the broader purāṇic ethic of honoring cows and purity (medhyatā).