Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ददौ तस्मै सा देवी हर्षितानना । नाम्नाऽमृतवतीं विद्यां यया जीवंति ते मृताः

Transliteration

evamuktvā dadau tasmai sā devī harṣitānanā | nāmnā'mṛtavatīṃ vidyāṃ yayā jīvaṃti te mṛtāḥ

Translation

ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระเทวีผู้มีพักตร์ผ่องใสด้วยปีติ ได้ประทานวิทยาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์นามว่า “อมฤตวตี” แก่เขา ซึ่งด้วยวิทยานั้น แม้ผู้ตายก็กลับมีชีวิตได้

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्ययम् (adverb: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्यय-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययम् (gerund/absolutive): having said

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• हर्षितानना: with a delighted face
• हर्षितानना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय; हृष् धातु) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (हर्षितम् आननं यस्याः सा)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), एकवचनम्; साधन/प्रकारे (by name)

• अमृतवतीम्: (called) Amṛtavatī
• अमृतवतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृतवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (विद्याम्)

• विद्याम्: a spell/knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यया: by which
• यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धः—करण-निर्देशः (by which)

• जीवन्ति: live
• जीवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• मृताः: the dead (ones)
• मृताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (dead ones)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration following Devī’s words)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kelīśvarī-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, smiling with delight, grants a named vidyā—Amṛtavatī—to the recipient; the moment feels like dīkṣā: a beam of light or a subtle script-like radiance passes from Devī to the devotee, hinting that even the dead may rise.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Kelīśvarī)
• Amṛtavatī Vidyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred knowledge (vidyā), granted by the Goddess, is life-giving—symbolizing restoration, renewal, and divine protection at a holy place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the Kelīśvarī Devī tīrtha-context within Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, where her vidyā becomes renowned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights initiation/boon (vidyā-dāna) rather than a public rite; it implies reverent worship leading to receiving divine instruction.