Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

नमस्ते शक्तिरूपेण सृष्टिप्रलयकारिणि । नमस्ते प्रभया युक्ते विद्युज्ज्वलितकुण्डले

Transliteration

namaste śaktirūpeṇa sṛṣṭipralayakāriṇi | namaste prabhayā yukte vidyujjvalitakuṇḍale

Translation

“敬礼于汝，以圣力（Śakti）之身，成就创生与毁灭者。敬礼于汝，具足辉耀光明，耳环灿然如电闪者。”

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शक्तिरूपेण: in the form of Śakti
• शक्तिरूपेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; समास: शक्तेः रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सृष्टिप्रलयकारिणि: O doer of creation and dissolution
• सृष्टिप्रलयकारिणि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + प्रलय + कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: सृष्टिं च प्रलयं च करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभया: with radiance
• प्रभया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• युक्ते: O endowed (with)
• युक्ते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विद्युत्: lightning
• विद्युत्: Sambandha (Compound-member/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-पूर्वपद (in compound)

• ज्वलितकुण्डले: O (you) with lightning-like shining earrings
• ज्वलितकुण्डले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलित + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समास: ज्वलिते कुण्डले यस्याः/यस्य (कर्मधारय: ‘glittering earrings’)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Śakti)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī is praised as the very power of creation and dissolution, blazing with splendor; her earrings flash like lightning, illuminating the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Śakti)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess is not merely a deity to worship—she is the very cosmic power behind creation and dissolution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is directly named; the verse functions as theological praise within a tīrtha-glorifying section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports devotional recitation (stotra-pāṭha) as a meritorious act.