Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अन्यदेहांतरे पुत्रि त्वया गौरी प्रपूजिता । तप्ताभिर्वालुकाभिः सा मृत्युकाल उपस्थिते

Transliteration

anyadehāṃtare putri tvayā gaurī prapūjitā | taptābhirvālukābhiḥ sā mṛtyukāla upasthite

Translation

သူက ပြောသည်—“သမီးရေ၊ အခြားကိုယ်ခန္ဓာတစ်ခု (အတိတ်ဘဝ) တွင် သင်သည် သေမင်းအချိန် နီးကပ်လာစဉ် အပူတက်သော သဲမှုန့်များဖြင့် ဂေါရီဒေဝီကို ပူဇော်ခဲ့သည်။”

Word by Word

• अन्य: other
• अन्य: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देहान्तरे: in another body/existence
• देहान्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dehasya antare)

• पुत्रि: O daughter
• पुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr̥ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रितीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• गौरी: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• प्रपूजिता: was worshipped
• प्रपूजिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √pūj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• तप्ताभिः: with heated
• तप्ताभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapta (प्रातिपदिक; √tap धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वालुकाभिः: with sand
• वालुकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vālukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मृत्युकाले: at the time of death
• मृत्युकाले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mṛtyoḥ kāle)

• उपस्थिते: when (it) had arrived/was present
• उपस्थिते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa + √sthā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)

Speaker

The sage (muni) instructing the woman

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fatherly sage/elder addressing a daughter, recalling her former-life worship of Gaurī made from heated sand at the brink of death; atmosphere of dusk, cremation-ground proximity implied, yet devotional focus on the Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• mṛtyu (death)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teaching links present suffering to past actions, emphasizing that devotion must be aligned with proper method and intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse; it functions within a tīrtha-based narrative explaining a devotee’s condition and remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of Gaurī using heated sand is described (as a past act), setting up the corrective ritual that follows.