Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

गते तस्मिन्पतंगेऽथ पार्वती विफलश्रमा । संक्रुद्धा सर्वदेवानां सा शशाप महेश्वरी

Transliteration

gate tasminpataṃge'tha pārvatī viphalaśramā | saṃkruddhā sarvadevānāṃ sā śaśāpa maheśvarī

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อผู้นั้นผู้มีปีกจากไปแล้ว ปารวตี—ความเพียรของนางกลับสูญเปล่า—ก็พิโรธยิ่ง และมหาเทวีทรงสาปเหล่าเทวาทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (absolute)

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation)/when he
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• पतंगे: (as) the bird/winged one
• पतंगे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतंग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विफलश्रमा: whose effort was futile
• विफलश्रमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विफल + श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्या श्रमः विफलः)

• संक्रुद्धा: enraged
• संक्रुद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine

• सर्वदेवानाम्: of all the gods
• सर्वदेवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural; कर्मधारय (सर्वे च ते देवाः)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular pronoun

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular; परस्मैपद

• महेश्वरी: the Great Goddess
• महेश्वरी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (apposition)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī stands in fierce aspect, eyes reddened with anger, her austerity or effort thwarted; the devas recoil in fear as the atmosphere darkens, signaling an impending curse.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Maheśvarī
• Devas
• Pataṅga (bird; Agni in disguise implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine plans have consequences; disregard for the Goddess’s dignity and effort invites correction through her śakti and judgment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not name a site; it advances the mythic backstory embedded in the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Pārvatī’s reaction and curse, a moral-theological turning point in the episode.