Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्त्रीणां ब्राह्मणशार्दूला जलेयन्त्रे धृते सति । गौर्या उपरि सद्भक्त्या वृषस्थे तीक्ष्णदीधितौ

Transliteration

strīṇāṃ brāhmaṇaśārdūlā jaleyantre dhṛte sati | gauryā upari sadbhaktyā vṛṣasthe tīkṣṇadīdhitau

Translation

ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଶାର୍ଦୂଳ, ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ କିରଣବାନ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଯେତେବେଳେ ବୃଷରାଶିରେ ଥାଏ, ଗୌରୀଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ସଦ୍ଭକ୍ତିସହ ଜଲଯନ୍ତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାପିତ ହେଲେ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ତାହାର ଫଳ ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women; for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: O best of brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणशार्दूलाः: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (हे) ‘O tigers among brāhmaṇas’

• जलेयन्त्रे: in the jalayantra
• जलेयन्त्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in/with the water-device’

• धृते: when it is placed/held
• धृते: Kriya-vishesana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) → धृत (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when (it is) placed/held’ (सति-सप्तमी)

• सति: when/while (it is)
• सति: Kriya-vishesana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) → सत् (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (वर्तमानकाले), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी ‘while/when being’

• गौर्याः: of Gaurī
• गौर्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• उपरि: upon; above
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणार्थक), ‘upon/above’

• सद्भक्त्या: with sincere devotion
• सद्भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘with true/good devotion’

• वृषस्थे: on the bull
• वृषस्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘on the bull’ (i.e., bull-mounted)

• तीक्ष्णदीधितौ: in the sharp-rayed (one)
• तीक्ष्णदीधितौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण + दीधिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘in/at the sharp-rayed (one)’ (locative describing the deity)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇa-śārdūla (addressed eminent brāhmaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright summer sun over a temple courtyard; a jalayantra drips continuously onto/near a Gaurī image while women offer flowers; the zodiacal motif of Vṛṣabha is subtly indicated in decorative friezes.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Sun (tīkṣṇadīdhiti)
• Taurus (Vṛṣa)
• Jalayantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing plus sincere bhakti makes a simple offering exceptionally fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā sacred location where the jalayantra is installed over the deity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Install/hold the jalayantra over Gaurī with devotion when the Sun is in Taurus.