Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । गौरीपादकृतस्थाना श्रद्धया परया युता । तावत्तुष्टिं गता देवी गिरिजा शंकरप्रिया

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | gaurīpādakṛtasthānā śraddhayā parayā yutā | tāvattuṣṭiṃ gatā devī girijā śaṃkarapriyā

Translation

Sūta thưa: An trụ nơi chốn được thánh hóa bởi dấu chân của Gaurī, và đầy đủ niềm tin tối thượng, Nữ Thần Girijā—người yêu dấu của Śaṅkara—đã hoan hỷ (với người ấy).

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• gaurīpādakṛtasthānā: having a place made by Gaurī’s feet
• gaurīpādakṛtasthānā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaurī + pāda + kṛta + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (gauryāḥ pādaiḥ kṛtaṃ sthānaṃ yasyāḥ/यत्र)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• parayā: supreme, great
• parayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yutā: endowed (with)
• yutā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tāvat: then, thereupon
• tāvat: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/कालवाचक (so much/then)

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction, pleasure
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• gatā: having attained
• gatā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• devī: the goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• girijā: Girijā (daughter of the mountain)
• girijā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girijā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (gireḥ jā/‘born of the mountain’)

• śaṃkarapriyā: beloved of Śaṃkara
• śaṃkarapriyā: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaṃkara + priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śaṃkarasya priyā)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaurīpāda-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kārṇotpalā in austere posture near a sacred spot marked by Gaurī’s footprints; Girijā appears, radiant and compassionate, indicating satisfaction with the devotee’s faith.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Gaurī
• Girijā
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme faith (parā-śraddhā) at a sanctified tīrtha quickly draws the grace of Devī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A location described as ‘Gaurī’s foot-sanctified place’ (gaurīpādakṛta-sthāna) within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on being established at the sacred spot with deep faith.