Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अन्यत्सर्वं सुराधीश ध्रुवमस्ति गृहे स्थितम् । प्रसादात्तव यत्किंचिद्वैभवं विद्यते मम

Transliteration

anyatsarvaṃ surādhīśa dhruvamasti gṛhe sthitam | prasādāttava yatkiṃcidvaibhavaṃ vidyate mama

Translation

«Всё прочее, о Владыка богов, несомненно уже устроено в моём доме. Каким бы ни было моё благополучие, оно существует лишь по твоей милости».

Word by Word

• anyat: anything else
• anyat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to anyat)

• surādhīśa: O lord of the gods
• surādhīśa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-adhīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सुराणाम् अधीशः)

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (certainly)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• gṛhe: in (my) house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• sthitam: present, situated
• sthitam: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त; √sthā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि/कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त; विशेषण (to anyat sarvam)

• prasādāt: from (by) the grace
• prasādāt: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• tava: of you
• tava: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yat: whatever
• yat: Sambandha (Relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcid (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रमाण (indefinite)

• vaibhavam: prosperity, splendor
• vaibhavam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (here as subject)

• vidyate: exists, is found
• vidyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; भावे/अस्त्यर्थे (exists)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

The King (Rājā; unnamed in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gestures toward his palace/treasury in the background, yet bows to Viṣṇu, declaring that all splendor is due to the Lord’s grace; the contrast between opulence and humility is central.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion recognizes all prosperity as prasāda (grace), cultivating humility even amid royal power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the tīrtha narrative framework; the place is indirectly glorified as the ground of grace and boon-bestowal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of theological acknowledgment and gratitude.