Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

अन्यापि कुरुते या च व्रतमेतत्समाहिता । सर्वैर्त्रतैर्यथातुष्टिस्तथा देवि प्रजायते

Transliteration

anyāpi kurute yā ca vratametatsamāhitā | sarvairtratairyathātuṣṭistathā devi prajāyate

Translation

హే దేవి, మరే స్త్రీయైనా ఏకాగ్రచిత్తంతో ఈ వ్రతాన్ని ఆచరిస్తే, సమస్త వ్రతాల వల్ల కలిగే తృప్తి మరియు అనుగ్రహం ఆమెకు అలాగే కలుగును।

Word by Word

• अन्या: another woman
• अन्या: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• या: who
• या: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• व्रतम्: vow/observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of व्रतम्)

• समाहिता: composed/attentive
• समाहिता: Visheshana (Qualifier of या/अन्या)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘समाहितचित्ता’ इत्यर्थे

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘व्रतैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• व्रतैः: by vows/observances
• व्रतैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक (as/according as)

• तुष्टिः: satisfaction/pleasure
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Correlative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनुरूप (so/accordingly)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• प्रजायते: arises/is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator-devotee (reporting the teaching within the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: General audience; addressed to Devī as ‘devi’ within the verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: Devī’s assurance that any woman performing this vow with concentration gains the same satisfaction as from all vows; women devotees shown preparing offerings, fasting, and praying at a shrine/tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single vow performed with concentration can equal many rituals in merit, when aligned with devotion and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vow’s power is narrated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya setting, enhancing the site’s ritual prestige.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of “this vrata” with samādhāna (focused composure), promising comprehensive vow-fruit.