Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

मर्त्यलोकं च संप्राप्य प्रतिमासु च सर्वशः । सर्वे देवाश्च वरदा लोकानां प्रभविष्यथ

Transliteration

martyalokaṃ ca saṃprāpya pratimāsu ca sarvaśaḥ | sarve devāśca varadā lokānāṃ prabhaviṣyatha

Translation

“മർത്ത്യലോകത്തിൽ എത്തി, സർവ്വത്ര പ്രതിമകളിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതരായി, നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും ജനങ്ങൾക്ക് വരദാതാക്കളാകും.”

Word by Word

• मर्त्यलोकम्: the mortal world
• मर्त्यलोकम्: Karma (Goal/object of motion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-सम्भवः; here 'mortal world'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संप्राप्य: having reached
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• प्रतिमासु: in images/idols
• प्रतिमासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: everywhere/in all ways
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: in every way/entirely)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरदाः: granting boons
• वरदाः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• लोकानाम्: of the worlds/of people
• लोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• प्रभविष्यथ: you will become powerful/prevail
• प्रभविष्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Pārvatī / Viśvamātā (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devi decrees that the gods will descend to the mortal world and dwell in images everywhere, becoming boon-givers to all people.

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Martyaloka
• Pratimā (icon/image)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine becomes accessible in the human realm through consecrated forms, enabling devotees to receive grace and boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse supports tīrtha/temple theology broadly; the specific site is not stated in the excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly affirms pratimā-based worship (icon veneration) as a means of divine presence and blessing.