Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

देव्युवाच । परितुष्टास्मि ते वत्स व्रतेनानेन नित्यथः । बलिपूजाविधानेन विहितेनामुना स्वयम्

Transliteration

devyuvāca | parituṣṭāsmi te vatsa vratenānena nityathaḥ | balipūjāvidhānena vihitenāmunā svayam

Translation

พระเทวีตรัสว่า: “ดูลูกรัก เราพอพระทัยในเจ้าอย่างยิ่ง เพราะวรตนี้ที่เจ้าถือปฏิบัติเป็นนิตย์ และเพราะพิธีบูชาและการถวายบลีที่เจ้ากระทำตามวिधีอันบัญญัติไว้”

Word by Word

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• परितुष्टा: fully pleased
• परितुष्टा: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ते: with you / of you
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (also possible चतुर्थी; here genitive: ‘with you/your’ sense)

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• व्रतेन: by (this) vow
• व्रतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (व्रतेन)

• नित्यथः: always/indeed
• नित्यथः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यं/सदा इति अर्थे (adverb: always/indeed)

• बलिपूजाविधानेन: by the procedure of offering and worship
• बलिपूजाविधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (बलिपूजायाः विधानम्)

• विहितेन: prescribed/ordained
• विहितेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विधानेन)

• अमुना: by that
• अमुना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विधानेन)

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः/स्वतः (reflexive adverb: oneself)

Speaker

Caṇḍikā (Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess, radiant and maternal, appears or speaks from the icon; the king stands with folded hands; offerings and bali arrangement are visible; the moment is intimate and awe-filled.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā (Devī)
• Vrata
• Bali
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When worship is performed according to dharma—steadily and as prescribed—the Goddess becomes openly pleased and grants boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The dialogue arises from worship conducted in the Hāṭakeśvara–Caṇḍikā kṣetra praised in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of a vrata along with bali (ritual offering) and pūjā according to an established vidhi.