Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

पांडुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि । सेव्यमानाऽप्सरोभिश्च स्तूयमाना च किन्नरैः

Transliteration

pāṃḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani | sevyamānā'psarobhiśca stūyamānā ca kinnaraiḥ

Translation

اس کے سر پر ہلکے سفید چھتر کو تھاما گیا تھا؛ اپسرائیں اس کی خدمت میں تھیں اور کنّروں نے گیتوں میں اس کی ستائش کی۔

Word by Word

• पाण्डुरेण: by/with a pale-white
• पाण्डुरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Instrumental, Singular)

• आतपत्रेण: parasol
• आतपत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)

• ध्रियमाणेन: being held
• ध्रियमाणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular)

• मूर्धनि: on the head
• मूर्धनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• सेव्यमाना: being attended/served
• सेव्यमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• अप्सरोभिः: by apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• स्तूयमाना: being praised
• स्तूयमाना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• किन्नरैः: by kinnaras
• किन्नरैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, not explicitly marked in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pale-white parasol is held above the divine lady’s head; apsaras attend her closely while kinnaras sing her praises, filling the air with celestial music and honorific ceremony.

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Kinnara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is honored by the very denizens of heaven, teaching that true sanctity naturally attracts reverence and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter (Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 62); the precise site is established by the surrounding passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this verse continues the description of divine reception and celestial praise.