Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तथान्ये विबुधाः सर्वे ददुरिष्टानि भूरिशः । आत्मीयानि प्रतुष्ट्यर्थं देव्या देवस्य च प्रभोः

Transliteration

tathānye vibudhāḥ sarve daduriṣṭāni bhūriśaḥ | ātmīyāni pratuṣṭyarthaṃ devyā devasya ca prabhoḥ

Translation

So verliehen auch alle anderen Götter in Fülle ihre eigenen, liebgewonnenen Gaben, um die Göttin und den Herrn, ihren Souverän, zu erfreuen.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विबुधाः); Masculine, Nominative plural

• विबुधाः: gods, wise beings
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विबुधाः); Masculine, Nominative plural

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmai-pada; ‘they gave’

• इष्टानि: desired things, boons
• इष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष्/इच्छ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषणवत् ‘इष्ट’ = desired; Accusative plural

• भूरिशः: abundantly
• भूरिशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘abundantly, in plenty’)

• आत्मीयानि: their own
• आत्मीयानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying इष्टानि—‘their own’); Neuter, Accusative plural

• प्रतुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (her/their) satisfaction
• प्रतुष्टि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतुष्टि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उद्देश्य-समासः (‘प्रतुष्ट्यर्थम्’ = for satisfaction); Accusative singular used adverbially (purpose)

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Genitive singular

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive singular

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator continuing the Tīrthamāhātmya account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of various devas each presenting their signature emblems—lotus, weapons, jewels, garlands—forming a semicircle of reverence before the Goddess and the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhāḥ (Devas)
• Devī
• Deva/Prabhu (Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods express devotion through offerings; pleasing the Divine Couple is upheld as a supreme aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 142), a sacred kṣetra is being praised, but its proper name is not included in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the dharmic act of offering (dāna/upahāra) to the deity, though no specific rite is detailed.