Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

लक्ष्म्याः सर्वत्र गामिन्या दोषो नैव प्रजायते । यथा सर्वमयो विष्णुर्न दोषैरनुभूयते

Transliteration

lakṣmyāḥ sarvatra gāminyā doṣo naiva prajāyate | yathā sarvamayo viṣṇurna doṣairanubhūyate

Translation

ସର୍ବତ୍ର ଗମନଶୀଳା ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀଙ୍କଠାରେ କେବେ ଦୋଷ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ; ଯେପରି ସର୍ବରୂପ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଦୋଷଦ୍ୱାରା ସ୍ପର୍ଶିତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• लक्ष्म्याः: of Lakshmi
• लक्ष्म्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गामिन्याः: (who is) going/moving
• गामिन्याः: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular; विशेषणम् (लक्ष्म्याः)

• दोषः: fault, defect
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed, at all
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• प्रजायते: arises, is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada)

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (comparative/conj.)

• सर्वमयः: consisting of all, all-pervading
• सर्वमयः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (विष्णुः)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• दोषैः: by faults
• दोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुभूयते: is experienced/affected
• अनुभूयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) (अनु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular; Passive

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Nāgara Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Allegorical tableau: Lakṣmī moving through all realms distributing auspiciousness, while Viṣṇu stands as the all-pervading ground, untouched by impurities—like lotus unstained by water.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is all-pervading and intrinsically pure; apparent defects do not stain Lakṣmī or Viṣṇu’s universal presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a theological clarification within the māhātmya discourse; no specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it supports the purity and universality of Lakṣmī–Viṣṇu worship.