Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच एवं केलीश्वर देवी संजाता परमेश्वरी । तस्मात्स्थाप्या च पूज्या च ध्येया चैव विशेषतः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca evaṃ kelīśvara devī saṃjātā parameśvarī | tasmātsthāpyā ca pūjyā ca dhyeyā caiva viśeṣataḥ

Translation

சூதர் கூறினார்—இவ்வாறு கேளீஸ்வர தேவி பரமேஸ்வரியாக ஆனாள். ஆகையால் அவளை பிரதிஷ்டை செய்து, பூஜித்து, குறிப்பாகத் தியானிக்க வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

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

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

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• केलीश्वर: (named) Kelīśvara
• केलीश्वर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केली + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; देव्या विशेषण (qualifier)

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

• संजाता: has arisen/has become
• संजाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु) → संजात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (past participle used predicatively)

• परमेश्वरी: the Supreme Goddess
• परमेश्वरी: Kriya-puraka (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपम्; हेत्वर्थे (ablative used as indeclinable: 'therefore/from that')

• स्थाप्या: to be installed/established
• स्थाप्या: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थाप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: भविष्यत्कर्मणि कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (to be established)

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

• पूज्या: to be worshipped
• पूज्या: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि कृदन्त (यत्/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (to be worshipped)

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

• ध्येया: to be meditated on
• ध्येया: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) → ध्येय (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि कृदन्त (यत्/तव्यत्-अर्थ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (to be meditated upon)

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

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kelīśvara (Devī Kelīśvarī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta concludes a Devī-origin account and issues an injunction: Kelīśvarī as Parameśvarī, enthroned and worshipped; devotees installing her image, offering flowers, lamps, and incense; a sanctum with śakti-symbols and a radiant aura around the goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
• Kelīśvara Devī
• Parameśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes establishing and sustaining worship at sacred sites; the Goddess’s local manifestation becomes a permanent refuge through pratiṣṭhā, pūjā, and dhyāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-sthāna in Nāgara Khaṇḍa (Adhyāya 150) associated with Kelīśvara Devī (Kelīśvarī), praised as Parameśvarī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Install the Goddess (sthāpana/pratiṣṭhā), worship her (pūjā), and meditate upon her (dhyāna), with special emphasis.