Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । गौरीपादकृतस्थाना श्रद्धया परया युता । तावत्तुष्टिं गता देवी गिरिजा शंकरप्रिया

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | gaurīpādakṛtasthānā śraddhayā parayā yutā | tāvattuṣṭiṃ gatā devī girijā śaṃkarapriyā

Translation

சூதர் கூறினார்—கௌரியின் பாதஸ்பரிசத்தால் புனிதமான இடத்தில், உன்னதமான பக்திச் சிரத்தையுடன் இருந்ததால், சங்கரப்ரியையான தேவி கிரிஜை அப்போது மகிழ்ந்தாள்.

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• gaurīpādakṛtasthānā: having a place made by Gaurī’s feet
• gaurīpādakṛtasthānā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaurī + pāda + kṛta + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (gauryāḥ pādaiḥ kṛtaṃ sthānaṃ yasyāḥ/यत्र)

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

• parayā: supreme, great
• parayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yutā: endowed (with)
• yutā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tāvat: then, thereupon
• tāvat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/कालवाचक (so much/then)

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction, pleasure
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatā: having attained
• gatā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• girijā: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• girijā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (gireḥ jā/‘born of the mountain’)

• śaṃkarapriyā: beloved of Śaṃkara
• śaṃkarapriyā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃkara + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śaṃkarasya priyā)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaurīpāda-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kārṇotpalā in austere posture near a sacred spot marked by Gaurī’s footprints; Girijā appears, radiant and compassionate, indicating satisfaction with the devotee’s faith.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Gaurī
• Girijā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme faith (parā-śraddhā) at a sanctified tīrtha quickly draws the grace of Devī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A location described as ‘Gaurī’s foot-sanctified place’ (gaurīpādakṛta-sthāna) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on being established at the sacred spot with deep faith.