Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षं मे यथा तृप्तिरन्नेनैव प्रजायते । त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरश्रेष्ठ तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

Transliteration

pratyakṣaṃ me yathā tṛptirannenaiva prajāyate | tvatprasādātsuraśreṣṭha tathā nītirvidhīyatām

Translation

నాకు ప్రత్యక్షంగా తృప్తి అన్నమువలననే కలుగునట్లు, అలాగే—ఓ సురశ్రేష్ఠా—నీ ప్రసాదముచేత అటువంటి నీతి (విధి) స్థాపింపబడుగాక.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly/evidently
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् = directly/evidently

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन रूपम्; अत्र षष्ठी (Genitive) = ‘my’

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकार-अव्यय (as/just as)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्नेन: by food
• अन्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• प्रजायते: arises
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वत्प्रसादात्: from your grace
• त्वत्प्रसादात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; त्वत्प्रसादात् = from your grace

• सुरश्रेष्ठ: O best of gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; सुरश्रेष्ठः = श्रेष्ठः सुरः (best of gods)

• तथा: so/in the same way
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (so/in the same way)

• नीतिः: rule/procedure
• नीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let it be ordained
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be prescribed/ordained’

Speaker

Yakṣma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure (or revered authority) grants approval as large vessels of cooked rice and offerings are distributed; brāhmaṇas and pilgrims eat, their faces showing contentment; the rule of anna-based tarpaṇa is ‘established’.

Characters & Entities

• Suraśreṣṭha (best of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practical: compassion expressed as food-giving (anna-dāna) is a direct, verifiable form of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports tīrtha-dharma through the ethic of feeding.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prioritize anna (food) in acts of satisfaction—feeding is presented as the clearest means of tarpaṇa.