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

又者，她具足八种殊胜德相之无上自在，天然本具；于世间无有超越，恒为最可希求者。

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.