Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एवमाराधयंत्याश्च तस्या देवीं गिरेः सुताम् । जगाम सुमहान्कालो न लेभे फलमीहितम्

Transliteration

evamārādhayaṃtyāśca tasyā devīṃ gireḥ sutām | jagāma sumahānkālo na lebhe phalamīhitam

Translation

ଏଭଳି ଗିରିସୁତା ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୀର୍ଘ କାଳ ଗତ ହେଲା; ତଥାପି ଇଚ୍ଛିତ ଫଳ ମିଳିଲା ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• ārādhayantyāḥ: of (her) worshipping
• ārādhayantyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु) + ārādhayantī (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्राय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘तस्याः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण—‘of her who was worshipping’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म—‘ārādhay-’ (implicit)

• gireḥ: of the mountain (Himālaya)
• gireḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध—‘सुताम्’

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘देवीं’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• jagāma: passed / went by
• jagāma: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sumahān: very great
• sumahān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘kālaḥ’

• kālaḥ: time
• kālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्ता—‘जगाम’

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• lebhe: obtained
• lebhe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म—‘लेभे’

• īhitam: desired / intended
• īhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īhita (प्रातिपदिक; √īh धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘phalam’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The maiden continues worship of Girijā for years; seasons cycle in the background—sun, rain, autumn—while she remains before a Devī shrine, offerings laid out, yet her face shows longing as the boon does not arrive.

Characters & Entities

• Girisutā (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual striving may be prolonged; perseverance without bargaining for quick rewards is itself part of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-frame is present at chapter level; this verse focuses on the narrative motif of delayed attainment rather than the site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added here; it summarizes sustained ārādhana (propitiatory worship) over a long time.