Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

यो भूपालप्रसादार्थमिमं देवा निशं जपेत् । निरर्गलः प्रसादः स्यात्तस्य पार्थिवसंभवः

Transliteration

yo bhūpālaprasādārthamimaṃ devā niśaṃ japet | nirargalaḥ prasādaḥ syāttasya pārthivasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

Ô dieux, quiconque, la nuit, récite ceci pour obtenir la faveur d’un roi, reçoit une grâce royale sans entrave, née de la bienveillance du souverain.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• भूपाल-प्रसाद-अर्थम्: for the king’s favor
• भूपाल-प्रसाद-अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म) / Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थक-समासः (for the purpose of)

• इमम्: this (one/this mantra)
• इमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• देवाः: O gods
• देवाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (vocative sense possible)

• निशम्: at night
• निशम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• निरर्गलः: unhindered
• निरर्गलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् (उपसर्ग) + अर्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• प्रसादः: favor, grace
• प्रसादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पार्थिव-सम्भवः: arising from the king (royal in origin)
• पार्थिव-सम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pārthivasya sambhavaḥ)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated at a tīrtha at night, hands in japa-mudrā, a small lamp flickering; in the distance a palace silhouette suggests royal grace arriving unobstructed.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūpāla
• Japa
• Prasāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames social and political success as best sought through disciplined spiritual practice rather than mere intrigue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pīṭha praised throughout Adhyāya 36, presented as effective for obtaining even royal goodwill.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Night-time japa (niśaṁ japet) of the indicated formula/hymn for securing the king’s favor.