Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

। सूत उवाच । तास्तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय चक्रुस्तच्छक्रशासनम् । सूतिकागृहधर्मे यत्तच्चक्रुस्तस्य सर्वशः

Transliteration

| sūta uvāca | tāstatheti pratijñāya cakrustacchakraśāsanam | sūtikāgṛhadharme yattaccakrustasya sarvaśaḥ

Translation

ସୂତ କହିଲେ—‘ତଥାସ୍ତୁ’ ବୋଲି ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କରି ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର)ଙ୍କ ଆଜ୍ଞା ପାଳନ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ସୂତିକାଗୃହଧର୍ମରେ ଯାହା ଯାହା ବିହିତ, ସେସବୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ କରିଲେ।

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ताः: they (those women)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण: ‘thus/so’)

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/quotative particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति+ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• चक्रुः: they did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शक्रशासनम्: Indra’s command
• शक्रशासनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शक्रस्य शासनम्)

• सूतिकागृहधर्मे: in the rules/observances of the lying-in room
• सूतिकागृहधर्मे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतिका + गृह + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सूतिकायाः गृहः; तस्मिन् धर्मः/धर्मे)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (संबन्धे)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (यत्-तत्-संबन्ध)

• चक्रुः: they did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• सर्वशः: in every way; completely
• सर्वशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण: ‘entirely/in every way’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/paurāṇika narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta narrates: women/attendants accept Indra’s command and carefully perform all duties of the lying-in chamber—protective, orderly, ritualized domestic space.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śakra (Indra)
• Ṣaṭkṛttikāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined observance—sacred outcomes arise when divine instruction is followed with care.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha framework remains the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse focuses on observance rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references sūtikāgṛha-dharma—proper maternity/lying-in observances—performed fully.