Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

स्तुत्वा च विविधैः स्तोत्रैस्ततः प्रोवाच सादरम् । तथान्या मातरः सर्वा यथाज्येष्ठं यथाक्रमम्

Transliteration

stutvā ca vividhaiḥ stotraistataḥ provāca sādaram | tathānyā mātaraḥ sarvā yathājyeṣṭhaṃ yathākramam

Translation

مختلف ستوتروں سے اس کی ستائش کر کے، پھر اس نے نہایت ادب سے کلام کیا؛ اور اسی طرح دوسری تمام ماتا دیویوں کو بھی، بڑائی اور مناسب ترتیب کے مطابق مخاطب کیا۔

Word by Word

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having praised’

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; (Instrumental plural; qualifies स्तोत्रैः)

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, बहुवचन; (Instrumental plural)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/कालवाचक (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; (he said/spoke)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘respectfully’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (qualifies मातरः)

• मातरः: mothers (mother-goddesses)
• मातरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (Nominative plural)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (qualifies मातरः)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुपूर्व्यवाचक (adverb: ‘according to/as’)

• ज्येष्ठम्: by seniority
• ज्येष्ठम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘in order of seniority’)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनुपूर्व्यवाचक (adverb)

• क्रमम्: order, sequence
• क्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (Accusative singular used adverbially: ‘in order’)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A liturgical tableau: the Dānava completes hymns to Devī, then turns to honor the circle of Mother-goddesses in correct seniority and sequence, suggesting a sanctum with multiple niches or a yantra-like arrangement.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Mātaraḥ (Mother-goddesses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence is expressed through praise and proper ritual order; dharmic worship honors both devotion and sacred protocol.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha associated with Kelīśvarī Devī is implied as a seat of the Mothers (mātaraḥ) and hymn-based worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering stotras (hymns) and worshipping the Mother-goddesses in correct sequence (yathājyeṣṭhaṃ, yathākramam).