Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एते देवा विश्व पूज्या विश्वस्य च वरप्रदाः । मत्प्रसादाद्भविष्यंति भक्तितस्तोषिता नरैः

Transliteration

ete devā viśva pūjyā viśvasya ca varapradāḥ | matprasādādbhaviṣyaṃti bhaktitastoṣitā naraiḥ

Translation

Para dewa ini akan disembah oleh seluruh dunia dan akan mengurniakan anugerah kepada dunia. Dengan rahmat-Ku, mereka akan berkenan kerana bhakti manusia.

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• विश्व-पूज्याः: worshipped by the world
• विश्व-पूज्याः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: विश्वेन पूज्याः (worshipped by all)

• विश्वस्य: of the universe
• विश्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• वर-प्रदाः: granting boons
• वर-प्रदाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वरान् प्रददति इति/वरस्य प्रदाः

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मम प्रसादः

• भविष्यन्ति: will become; will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• भक्तितः: through devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from/through devotion'

• तोषिताः: pleased; satisfied
• तोषिताः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तुष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: Karana (Agent in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Devī (deduced from 'mat-prasādāt'—my grace; exact identification not explicit in verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of deities radiating light, receiving offerings from diverse human devotees; a blessing stream flows outward to the world, symbolizing vara-pradāna.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Devī (speaker, implied)
• Narāḥ (humans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Deity-worship becomes fruitful when supported by divine grace; bhakti harmonizes humans and gods, resulting in worldly and spiritual boons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of world-worship and boons; the particular tīrtha is not specified in this single excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhakti-based worship (pūjā/sevā) of the devas is indicated as the effective means to gain their satisfaction and blessings.