Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवं स्तुता सा देवेशी भूभुजा तेन भारती । ययौ प्रत्यक्षतां तूर्णं प्राह चेदं सुहर्षिता

Transliteration

evaṃ stutā sā deveśī bhūbhujā tena bhāratī | yayau pratyakṣatāṃ tūrṇaṃ prāha cedaṃ suharṣitā

Translation

ထိုဘုရင်က ဤသို့ ချီးမွမ်းသဖြင့် ဒေဝေရှီ ဘာရတီ သည် ချက်ချင်း မျက်မြင်ပေါ်ထွန်းလာပြီး ဝမ်းမြောက်ရွှင်လန်းစွာ ဤစကားကို မိန့်တော်မူ၏။

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• स्तुता: praised
• स्तुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + स्तुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (having been praised)

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

• देवेशी: the goddess, ruler of the gods
• देवेशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशी)

• भूभुजा: by the king
• भूभुजा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूभुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

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

• भारती: Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
• भारती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सरस्वती-पर्याय

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रत्यक्षताम्: manifest presence, visibility
• प्रत्यक्षताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यक्षता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/वेगवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘said’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुहर्षिता: very delighted
• सुहर्षिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + हृष् (धातु) + हर्षित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (भारती)

Speaker

Narrator within the chapter (deduced: the text narrates the result of the king’s hymn)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the climax of the hymn, the Goddess Bhāratī manifests suddenly before the king—radiant, compassionate, and joyous—while the atmosphere brightens and attendants fall silent in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Bhāratī (Sarasvatī)
• Deveśī
• King (bhūbhuj)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion and sincere praise can culminate in direct divine experience (darśana), a hallmark promise of Purāṇic bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse reports a theophany within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but does not name a particular location in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is stotra-recitation with devotion; the fruit described is pratyakṣa-darśana (visible manifestation).