Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रेणानेन यो देवि स्तुतिं कुर्यात्पुरस्तव । तत्रैव दिवसे तस्मै त्वया देयं मनोगतम्

Transliteration

stotreṇānena yo devi stutiṃ kuryātpurastava | tatraiva divase tasmai tvayā deyaṃ manogatam

Translation

Ôi Nữ Thần, ai dùng bài thánh tụng này mà ca ngợi Ngài trước tôn nhan—ngay trong chính ngày ấy, xin Ngài ban cho người ấy điều lòng hằng ước nguyện.

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रेण: by/with a hymn
• स्तोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Relative pronoun

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• स्तुतिम्: praise
• स्तुतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• कुर्यात्: should perform (offer)
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should do/make

• पुरः: before, in the presence
• पुरः: Desha/Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निबद्ध)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गार्थे/क्रियाविशेषण; adverb ‘in front/before’

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular (2nd person pronoun)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb of place

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक; emphatic particle

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (2nd person pronoun)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण; Gerundive (to be given)

• मनोगतम्: the desired (heart’s wish)
• मनोगतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसि/मनः-गत) ‘gone into the mind’

Speaker

Nala (within the dialogue; phrased as an injunction addressed to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (within which the Devī-stotra episode occurs)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as 'devi')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee (kingly figure) stands before the Goddess, hands folded, reciting a hymn; the Devī listens with a compassionate, boon-bestowing gaze, indicating immediate granting of the heart’s wish.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional recitation (stotra) is presented as a direct, efficacious path to grace and fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is situated in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya setting of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Reciting this specific stotra before the Goddess (in her presence) is prescribed, with the stated fruit of same-day fulfillment.