Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

नासाध्यं विद्यते किंचित्तावदत्र धरातले । पूज्यते भूमिपालाद्यैर्भोगान्दिव्यांस्तथा लभेत्

Transliteration

nāsādhyaṃ vidyate kiṃcittāvadatra dharātale | pūjyate bhūmipālādyairbhogāndivyāṃstathā labhet

Translation

Sur cette terre, rien ne demeure hors d’atteinte. On devient digne d’honneur même parmi les rois et les puissants, et l’on obtient aussi des jouissances et des bénédictions divines.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• असाध्यम्: impossible / unattainable
• असाध्यम्: Karta (Subject of ‘exists’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘विद्यते’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: Kriyā (Existence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/सत्तायाम् (exists)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थ (indefinite)

• तावत्: to that extent
• तावत्: Sambandha (Extent marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (so much/for that extent)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• धरातले: on the earth
• धरातले: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriyā (Passive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (is worshipped)

• भूमिपालाद्यैः: by kings and others
• भूमिपालाद्यैः: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिपाल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक); घटकौ: भूमिपाल, आदि
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समाहार (by kings and others)

• भोगान्: enjoyments / pleasures
• भोगान्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दिव्यान्: divine
• दिव्यान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘भोगान्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarvapiṭha / the praised kshetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships at the pīṭha; kings and nobles offer respect; celestial attendants bestow garlands and gifts, symbolizing ‘divya-bhoga’ and blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūmipāla (kings)
• Bhoga
• Divya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-worship is portrayed as powerfully efficacious, granting both dharmic prosperity and higher blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same sacred pīṭha/tīrtha under discussion in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, celebrated for extraordinary fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship at the site; the verse highlights the resulting honors and boons.