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

جب وہ پروں والا چلا گیا تو پاروتی کی کوشش رائیگاں ہوئی؛ وہ غضبناک ہوئیں اور مہیشوری نے تمام دیوتاؤں کو لعنت دی۔

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.