Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

माहित्थां पश्यति तथा ये देवीं श्रद्धयाविताः । तेन दुर्गाः समस्तास्ता वीक्षिता नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

māhitthāṃ paśyati tathā ye devīṃ śraddhayāvitāḥ | tena durgāḥ samastāstā vīkṣitā nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

သဒ္ဓါယုံကြည်မှုဖြင့် မာဟိတ္ထာ (Māhitthā) တွင် ဒေဝီကို မြင်သူသည်—ထိုအပြုအမူတစ်ခုပင်ဖြင့် ဒုရ္ဂါ၏ ပုံသဏ္ဌာန်အားလုံးကို မြင်ပြီးဟု မှတ်ယူရမည်၊ သံသယမရှိ။

Word by Word

• माहित्थाम्: Māhitthā (goddess/place-name)
• माहित्थाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहित्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आविताः: endowed/protected (i.e., possessed)
• आविताः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √अव्/√अव् (धातु: रक्षणे) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'ये')

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दुर्गाः: (all) Durgās
• दुर्गाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'are seen')
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• समस्ताः: all, entire
• समस्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'दुर्गाः')

• ताः: those
• ताः: Anuvrtti/Subject (अनुवृत्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वीक्षिताः: (are) seen
• वीक्षिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृत् कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); 'दुर्गाः/ताः' इत्यस्य विधेय

• न: not
• न: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject of implied 'is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Māhitthā Devī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience; immediate addressee not specified in this verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sanctum of the Goddess at Māhitthā; the Devī appears as Durgā with multiple symbolic hints of her other forms (Kālī, Caṇḍikā, Ambikā) subtly present in the aura; devotees offer flowers with intense faith.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Durgā
• Māhitthā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled darśana at a sanctified place is treated as communion with the Goddess in her totality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Māhitthā, presented as a tīrtha where Devī’s presence is especially accessible through darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No detailed rite is stated; the emphasized discipline is śraddhā (faith) expressed through darśana (reverent beholding).