Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरश्रेष्ठ यत्किंचिद्धरणीतले । तदस्ति मे गृहे सर्वं वांछितं स्वेन चेतसा

Transliteration

tvatprasādātsuraśreṣṭha yatkiṃciddharaṇītale | tadasti me gṛhe sarvaṃ vāṃchitaṃ svena cetasā

Translation

Ô le meilleur parmi les dieux, par ta grâce, tout ce qui existe sur la terre—tout ce que mon esprit désire—se trouve déjà dans ma demeure.

Word by Word

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (from/through your grace)

• सुरश्रेष्ठ: O best of gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; सम्बोधन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यवमर्श (relative pronoun)

• किंचित्: anything
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject of अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (निपात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक सर्वनाम (something/anything)

• धरणीतले: on the surface of the earth
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (on the earth)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject of अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यवमर्श (that)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of me/my)

• गृहे: in (my) house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the house)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject of अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समुच्चयार्थ (everything)

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छ् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (desired; qualifying सर्वम्)

• स्वेन: by (my) own
• स्वेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (own; qualifying चेतसा)

• चेतसा: mind, heart
• चेतसा: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (by mind/heart)

Speaker

Devotee/King (addressing Śiva; inferred from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devotee, hands folded, speaks calmly to Śiva: his home and life already feel complete by divine grace; Śiva listens with a gentle, knowing expression; Gaurī’s presence suggests compassionate mediation of boons.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (addressed as suraśreṣṭha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace makes worldly attainments insignificant; the devotee recognizes fullness and contentment as gifts of Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it is a personal address within the wider Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse expresses gratitude and the theology of prasāda (grace).