Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

अतिथिरुवाच । यदि तुष्टाः सुरा मह्यं प्रयच्छंति वरं मम । अनेनैव शरीरेण देवत्वं प्रार्थयाम्यहम्

Transliteration

atithiruvāca | yadi tuṣṭāḥ surā mahyaṃ prayacchaṃti varaṃ mama | anenaiva śarīreṇa devatvaṃ prārthayāmyaham

Translation

အတိသီက ပြောသည်။ «နတ်တို့ ပျော်ရွှင်၍ ငါ့အား ဆုတောင်းပြည့်စုံစေမည်ဆိုလျှင် ဤကိုယ်ခန္ဓာတည်းဟူသော အတူတကွဖြင့်ပင် နတ်ဘဝကို ငါတောင်းလျှောက်၏»။

Word by Word

• अतिथिः: the guest
• अतिथिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त (if)

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रयच्छन्ति: give; grant
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• शरीरेण: with (this) body
• शरीरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवत्वम्: godhood; divinity
• देवत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयामि: I request
• प्रार्थयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Atithi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Atithi, hands folded, makes a daring request before the assembled devas: to become divine without abandoning the present body; devas listen with attentive, luminous stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Atithi
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest aspirations often seek transformation, not escape—Atithi seeks exalted status while retaining embodied existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name the site; its tīrtha-māhātmya force lies in showing that the place/event leads to extraordinary boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records the requested boon (devatva with the same body).