Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

शीघ्रमाराधिता सम्यक्छ्रद्धायुक्तैर्नरैर्भुवि । तस्मात्तत्क्षेत्रमासाद्य तां देवीं श्रद्धयान्वितः । आराधय महाभाग द्रुतं सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि

Transliteration

śīghramārādhitā samyakchraddhāyuktairnarairbhuvi | tasmāttatkṣetramāsādya tāṃ devīṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ | ārādhaya mahābhāga drutaṃ siddhimavāpsyasi

Translation

श्रद्धायुक्तैर्नरैर्भुवि सा शीघ्रं सम्यगाराध्यते; तस्मात् तत्क्षेत्रमासाद्य तां देवीं श्रद्धयान्वितः आराधय, महाभाग—द्रुतं सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।

Word by Word

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तं क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• ārādhitā: worshipped, propitiated
• ārādhitā: Karta-anvaya (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (देवी) इत्यध्याहार्य

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: properly)

• śraddhā-yuktaiḥ: by faith-endowed
• śraddhā-yuktaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā + yukta (√yuj + kta) (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘श्रद्धया युक्तैः’

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• bhuvi: on earth
• bhuvi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति निपातवत्; हेत्वर्थक (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (क्शेत्रम्)

• kṣetram: the sacred field
• kṣetram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āsādya: having reached
• āsādya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√sad (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• tām: that
• tām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवीम्)

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• anvitaḥ: endowed, accompanied
• anvitaḥ: Karta-anvaya (Subject attribute/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√i (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वम्)

• ārādhaya: worship, propitiate
• ārādhaya: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rādh (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mahābhāga: O fortunate one
• mahābhāga: Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तं क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• siddhim: success, attainment
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• avāpsyasi: you will obtain
• avāpsyasi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-√āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (advising the king/hero of the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Devī-upāsanā focus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahābhāga / noble one (addressed; within king-focused dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher urges a noble pilgrim: ‘Go to the kṣetra and worship the Goddess with faith’; Devī appears subtly, indicating swift responsiveness.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā
• Hāṭakeśvara kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faithful intent) makes worship efficacious; in a sanctified kṣetra, devotion yields swift spiritual success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “that kṣetra” refers to the Hāṭakeśvara sacred precinct described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go to the kṣetra and perform devī-ārādhana (propitiatory worship) with śraddhā for quick siddhi.