Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

तस्य संवत्सरं यावत्समग्रं सुरसुन्दरि । न भविष्यति वै रोगो न भयं न पराभवः । नापमृत्युर्न चौरादि समुद्भूत उपद्रवः

Transliteration

tasya saṃvatsaraṃ yāvatsamagraṃ surasundari | na bhaviṣyati vai rogo na bhayaṃ na parābhavaḥ | nāpamṛtyurna caurādi samudbhūta upadravaḥ

Translation

ହେ ସୁରସୁନ୍ଦରୀ, ତାହାର ପାଇଁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଏକ ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନ ରୋଗ, ନ ଭୟ, ନ ପରାଜୟ; ନ ଅପମୃତ୍ୟୁ, ନ ଚୋର ଆଦିଠାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭୂତ ଉପଦ୍ରବ ହେବ।

Word by Word

• तस्य: for him, of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• संवत्सरम्: for a year
• संवत्सरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent; accusative of duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• यावत्: as long as, up to
• यावत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Extent marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (till/as long as; for the extent)

• समग्रम्: entire, complete
• समग्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular; agreeing with संवत्सरम्)

• सुरसुन्दरि: O beautiful goddess
• सुरसुन्दरि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (सुरा इव सुन्दरी)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• रोगः: disease
• रोगः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• पराभवः: defeat, humiliation
• पराभवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• अपमृत्युः: untimely death
• अपमृत्युः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• चौरादि: thieves and the like
• चौरादि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of उपद्रवः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; collective); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चौरः आदि यस्य)

• समुद्भूतः: arisen, produced
• समुद्भूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-भू (धातु) → समुद्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agreeing with उपद्रवः)

• उपद्रवः: calamity, disturbance
• उपद्रवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A protective aura around the devotee’s household and journey: illness and thieves are turned away; the devotee stands healthy and fearless under Devī’s blessing for a full year.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion yields tangible worldly protection—health, safety, and steadiness—alongside spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī-centered tīrtha of Vindhyavāsinī implied in the surrounding verses of this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The promised protections are the stated fruit of worship performed on Āśvina śukla Aṣṭamī–Navamī with devotion.