Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

तथाष्टगुणमैश्वर्यं यस्याः स्वाभाविकं परम् । निरस्तातिशयं लोके स्पृहणीयतमं सदा

Transliteration

tathāṣṭaguṇamaiśvaryaṃ yasyāḥ svābhāvikaṃ param | nirastātiśayaṃ loke spṛhaṇīyatamaṃ sadā

Translation

اس کی برتر حاکمیت آٹھ گونوں کی کمالات سے آراستہ، فطری اور ذاتی ہے؛ دنیا میں بے مثال، ہمیشہ سب سے زیادہ آرزو کے لائق۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; so
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus/so”)

• अष्टगुणम्: eightfold (having eight qualities)
• अष्टगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (संख्या) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; द्विगुसमास (numeral compound) — “eightfold/with eight qualities”

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty; lordly power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karma/Pradhana (Object or main noun/कर्म-प्रधान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• यस्याः: of whom; whose
• यस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी एकवचन (genitive singular)

• स्वाभाविकम्: natural; inherent
• स्वाभाविकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svabhāvika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• परम्: supreme; highest
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• निरस्तातिशयम्: unsurpassed; with no superior
• निरस्तातिशयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirasta (कृदन्त; नि√अस्/अस् धातु, क्त) + atiśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारय-भाव: “whose excess is removed/without surpassing”)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

• स्पृहणीयतमम्: most desirable; most to be longed for
• स्पृहणीयतमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: spṛhaṇīya (कृदन्त; √spṛh धातु, अनीयर्) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अतिशय (superlative)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Temporal adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time: “always”)

Speaker

Viṣakanyā (the poison-maiden), concluding this segment of her hymn to Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Mahēśvarī enthroned in a luminous mandala, embodying eightfold excellences; devotees gaze upward in awe as the world’s measures fall away.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Aiśvarya (sovereignty)
• Aṣṭaguṇa (eightfold excellences)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The hymn teaches that Devī’s sovereignty is innate and incomparable; aligning one’s aspirations with her is presented as the highest aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse continues the Devī-stuti within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 62); the tīrtha’s glory is expressed through praise of the presiding Divine Power rather than naming a site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is mentioned; the focus is on devotional praise and theological affirmation.