Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । तुष्टोऽस्मि भवतो वत्स महता तपसाऽधुना । स्तोत्रेणानेन सुमते नष्टपापोऽसि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | tuṣṭo'smi bhavato vatsa mahatā tapasā'dhunā | stotreṇānena sumate naṣṭapāpo'si sāṃpratam

Translation

Der erhabene Herr sprach: Ich bin mit dir zufrieden, liebes Kind, nun durch deine große Askese. Durch diesen Hymnus, o Weiser, sind deine Sünden in diesem Augenblick vernichtet.

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“श्रीमान् भगवान्” (the glorious Lord)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased/satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhavataḥ: of you/your
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• mahatā: by great
• mahatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with tapasā)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• adhunā: now/at present
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• stotreṇa: by (this) hymn
• stotreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (agreeing with stotreṇa)

• sumate: O good-minded one
• sumate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“सु (good) + मति (mind)”

• naṣṭa-pāpaḥ: with sins destroyed
• naṣṭa-pāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √naś) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“नष्टं पापं यस्य” (whose sin is destroyed)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāṃpratam: right now/at this moment
• sāṃpratam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks tenderly (‘vatsa’) to the devotee, blessing him: pleased by tapas and hymn, your sins are destroyed now; the devotee’s posture shifts from pleading to peace.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuśarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas and sincere praise purify the devotee; divine approval is linked to inner discipline and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the overarching sacred context; the narrative presents it as a place where devotion bears immediate spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymn-recitation) and tapas (austerity) are affirmed as effective practices, though no detailed procedure is specified.