Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

गणानां चापि सान्निध्ये सा नामर्षयदंबिका । पारिबर्हं ततो दत्त्वा शैलेन स विसर्जितः

Transliteration

gaṇānāṃ cāpi sānnidhye sā nāmarṣayadaṃbikā | pāribarhaṃ tato dattvā śailena sa visarjitaḥ

Translation

கணங்களின் முன்னிலையிலும் அம்பிகை அதைத் தாங்கவில்லை (அதிருப்தியுற்றாள்). பின்னர் பாரிபர்ஹம் எனும் திருமணப் பரிசுகளை அளித்து, ஷைலன் (மலைராஜன்) அவரை விடைபெறச் செய்தான்.

Word by Word

• गणानाम्: of the gaṇas
• गणानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — 'of the gaṇas'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• सान्निध्ये: in the presence
• सान्निध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सान्निध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — 'in the presence'

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'she'

• नामर्षयत्: did not tolerate
• नामर्षयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक (न + अमर्षयत्) — 'did not tolerate/forbear'

• अम्बिका: Ambikā (Pārvatī)
• अम्बिका: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; apposition to सा

• पारिबर्हम्: bridal gifts, dowry
• पारिबर्हम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिबर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'the bridal outfit/dowry'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal setting/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तरबोधक (then)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — 'having given'

• शैलेन: by Śaila (the mountain)
• शैलेन: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'by the mountain (Himālaya)'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'he'

• विसर्जितः: was dismissed, sent away
• विसर्जितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — 'was dismissed/sent off' (passive sense)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ambikā shows displeasure even before the gaṇas; the wedding gifts are presented; the Mountain-father figure formally dismisses the party—ceremonial closure with restrained tension.

Characters & Entities

• Ambikā (Pārvatī)
• Gaṇas
• Śaila (Himālaya, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often stress dignity and propriety even amid divine entourages; displeasure signals that dharma includes respectful conduct and fitting rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The term pāribarha indicates customary wedding gifts/offerings, but no instruction for a devotee’s ritual is directly given.