Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

त्वमेव धनदः श्रीदः सर्वव्याधिनिषूदनः । जगतां शर्मकरणे प्रवृत्तः कनकप्रदः

Transliteration

tvameva dhanadaḥ śrīdaḥ sarvavyādhiniṣūdanaḥ | jagatāṃ śarmakaraṇe pravṛttaḥ kanakapradaḥ

Translation

నీవే ధనదాత, శ్రీదాత, సమస్త వ్యాధులను నశింపజేసేవాడవు. జగత్తుకు శాంతి-క్షేమం కలిగించేందుకు ప్రవృత్తుడై నీవు కనకము (సువర్ణం) కూడా ప్రసాదిస్తావు.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• धनदः: giver of wealth
• धनदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रीदः: giver of prosperity
• श्रीदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वव्याधिनिषूदनः: destroyer of all diseases
• सर्वव्याधिनिषूदनः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + व्याधि + निषूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• जगताम्: of beings/worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शर्मकरणे: in causing happiness/comfort
• शर्मकरणे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्म + करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रवृत्तः: engaged
• प्रवृत्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + वृत्त (वृत्त, कृदन्त; √वृत् धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कर्तरि कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कनकप्रदः: giver of gold
• कनकप्रदः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कनक + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (continuing stuti context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nīla-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience; stuti voiced by ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The deity’s blessing hand extends; devotees receive symbols of health (herbs, clear water) and prosperity (gold coins), while a peaceful aura spreads to all beings.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is portrayed as holistic—granting health, prosperity, and peace as fruits aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the praise within the adhyāya’s tīrtha-māhātmya frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is laudatory, highlighting boons (health, wealth) associated with devotion.