Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । भगवन्देवदेवेश त्वया संप्रति सर्वशः । सर्वं समभवत्कार्यं निष्पन्नं वै जगत्पते

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | bhagavandevadeveśa tvayā saṃprati sarvaśaḥ | sarvaṃ samabhavatkāryaṃ niṣpannaṃ vai jagatpate

Translation

Les dieux dirent : « Ô Seigneur, Dieu des dieux ! Par toi, à présent, de toute manière, tout ce qui devait être accompli s’est réalisé ; tout est vraiment achevé, ô Maître du monde. »

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — ऊचुः (said)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन — हे भगवन्

• देव-देव-ईश: O Lord of the gods
• देव-देव-ईश: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक) + deva (देव-प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (ईश-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘देवानां देवः’ + ‘(तस्य) ईशः’ = Lord of the god of gods / Lord of gods

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — करणम् (by you)

• संप्रति: now
• संप्रति: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃprati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — now/at present

• सर्वशः: in every way
• सर्वशः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) — in every way/entirely

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘everything’

• समभवत्: was accomplished
• समभवत्: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — समभवत् (came to be/was accomplished)

• कार्यम्: the task
• कार्यम्: Karta (Apposition to ‘sarvam’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (कार्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘task/thing to be done’

• निष्पन्नम्: completed
• निष्पन्नम्: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣpanna (निष्पन्न-प्रातिपदिक; √pad/√pād? in sense ‘accomplished’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — सिद्धम्/समाप्तम् (completed)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण) — indeed

• जगत्-पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्-पते: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक) + pati (पति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः — ‘जगतः पतिः’ (Lord of the world)

Speaker

Devas

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas, hands folded, praise the Lord as Devadeveśa and Jagatpati, declaring all tasks fulfilled through him; the Lord listens in composed serenity.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Devadeveśa (Viṣṇu/Hari)
• Jagatpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

All successful outcomes are ultimately grounded in divine support; gratitude and recognition of God’s sovereignty are central virtues.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā remains the contextual sacred setting for the devas’ praise of Hari.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse models stuti (praise) and thanksgiving as devotional practice rather than prescribing a formal rite.