Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

नासाध्यं विद्यते किंचित्तावदत्र धरातले । पूज्यते भूमिपालाद्यैर्भोगान्दिव्यांस्तथा लभेत्

Transliteration

nāsādhyaṃ vidyate kiṃcittāvadatra dharātale | pūjyate bhūmipālādyairbhogāndivyāṃstathā labhet

Translation

ഈ ഭൂതലത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ അസാധ്യമെന്നൊന്നുമില്ല. മനുഷ്യൻ രാജാക്കന്മാർ മുതലായവരാൽ പോലും പൂജ്യനാകുന്നു; അതുപോലെ ദിവ്യഭോഗങ്ങളും ആശീർവാദങ്ങളും ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

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.