Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एते देवा विश्व पूज्या विश्वस्य च वरप्रदाः । मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यंति भक्तितस्तोषिता नरैः

Transliteration

ete devā viśva pūjyā viśvasya ca varapradāḥ | matprasādādbhaviṣyaṃti bhaktitastoṣitā naraiḥ

Translation

Diese Götter werden von der ganzen Welt verehrt werden und der Welt Gaben gewähren. Durch meine Gnade werden sie durch die Hingabe der Menschen zufrieden sein.

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• विश्व-पूज्याः: worshipped by the world
• विश्व-पूज्याः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: विश्वेन पूज्याः (worshipped by all)

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• वर-प्रदाः: granting boons
• वर-प्रदाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वरान् प्रददति इति/वरस्य प्रदाः

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मम प्रसादः

• भविष्यन्ति: will become; will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• भक्तितः: through devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from/through devotion'

• तोषिताः: pleased; satisfied
• तोषिताः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: Karana (Agent in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devī (deduced from 'mat-prasādāt'—my grace; exact identification not explicit in verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of deities radiating light, receiving offerings from diverse human devotees; a blessing stream flows outward to the world, symbolizing vara-pradāna.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Devī (speaker, implied)
• Narāḥ (humans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deity-worship becomes fruitful when supported by divine grace; bhakti harmonizes humans and gods, resulting in worldly and spiritual boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of world-worship and boons; the particular tīrtha is not specified in this single excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-based worship (pūjā/sevā) of the devas is indicated as the effective means to gain their satisfaction and blessings.