Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तेषामपि प्रसन्ना साऽनुग्रहं समुपाकरोत् । विष्णुस्तुता महाभागा विश्वमाताऽघनाशिनी

Transliteration

teṣāmapi prasannā sā'nugrahaṃ samupākarot | viṣṇustutā mahābhāgā viśvamātā'ghanāśinī

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ସେ କରୁଣାରେ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ ଦାନ କଲେ। ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସ୍ତୁତ ସେ ମହାଭାଗ୍ୟବତୀ ବିଶ୍ୱମାତା ପାପନାଶିନୀ ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; 'also/even')

• प्रसन्ना: pleased; gracious
• प्रसन्ना: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (सा)

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

• अनुग्रहम्: favor; grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समुपाकरोत्: bestowed; granted
• समुपाकरोत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विष्णु-स्तुता: praised by Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-स्तुता: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; √स्तु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: विष्णुना स्तुता (praised by Viṣṇu)

• महाभागा: most fortunate; illustrious
• महाभागा: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: महत् + भाग

• विश्व-माता: mother of the universe
• विश्व-माता: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विश्वस्य माता

• अघ-नाशिनी: destroyer of sin
• अघ-नाशिनी: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √नश्/नाश)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अघस्य नाशिनी

Speaker

Gālava (continuing narration; implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Devī, serene and maternal, bestows a visible boon-hand (varada-mudrā) while Viṣṇu stands in reverent praise; a subtle aura suggests sins dissolving like smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Viśvamātā)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (anugraha) follows appeasement and praise; the Goddess is portrayed as the universal mother whose favor removes sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly named in this verse; the sin-destroying motif typically supports the tīrtha’s salvific reputation in the surrounding passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti (praise/hymn) is implied as a means of invoking anugraha; no fixed ritual steps are specified.