Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्युवाच । स्तोत्रेणानेन भूपाल भक्त्या सुस्थिरया सदा । परितुष्टास्मि तेनाशु वरं वृणु यथेप्सितम्

Transliteration

sarasvatyuvāca | stotreṇānena bhūpāla bhaktyā susthirayā sadā | parituṣṭāsmi tenāśu varaṃ vṛṇu yathepsitam

Translation

พระสรัสวตีตรัสว่า: ข้าแต่พระราชา ด้วยบทสรรเสริญนี้ และด้วยภักติของท่านที่มั่นคงเสมอมา เราพอพระทัยยิ่งนัก จงเลือกพรตามที่ปรารถนาโดยเร็วเถิด

Word by Word

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्तोत्रेण: by the hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भूपाल: O king
• भूपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• सुस्थिरया: with very steady (devotion)
• सुस्थिरया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण (भक्त्या); तत्पुरुष (सु-स्थिर = very steady)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: always)

• परितुष्टा: fully pleased
• परितुष्टा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + तुष् (धातु) + तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम्)

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेन: therefore, by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• वृणु: choose
• वृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (as, according to)

• ईप्सितम्: desired, wished-for
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्स् (धातु) + ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (वरम्)

Speaker

Sarasvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpāla (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sarasvatī, visibly present, addresses the king with a joyful smile, granting him the right to choose a boon; her right hand in varada-mudrā, veena resting, aura calm and bright.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• King (bhūpāla)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion expressed through sacred praise pleases the Goddess and opens the way for divine grace and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this verse centers on the interpersonal divine exchange (boon-granting) rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra-recitation with unwavering bhakti is the practice implied; its stated fruit is the Goddess’s satisfaction and boon-bestowal.