Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तन्नो वाक्यात्सुरश्रेष्ठ हितं वा यदि वाहितम् । परं स्याज्जगतां श्रेयः सर्वेषां च दिवौकसाम् । तथा कुरु जगन्नाथ अस्माकं हितकारणम्

Transliteration

tanno vākyātsuraśreṣṭha hitaṃ vā yadi vāhitam | paraṃ syājjagatāṃ śreyaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca divaukasām | tathā kuru jagannātha asmākaṃ hitakāraṇam

Translation

హే సురశ్రేష్ఠా, మా వాక్యమువల్ల ఏదైనా హితం కలగవలసి ఉంటే, అది సమస్త లోకాలకూ మరియు సమస్త దివౌకసులకూ పరమ శ్రేయస్సుగా మారుగాక. హే జగన్నాథా, అలాగే చేయుము—మా హితకారణమై ఉండుము।

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• naḥ: of us / our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vākyāt: from (your) word
• vākyāt: Apādāna (Source/Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• suraśreṣṭha: O best of the gods
• suraśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• hitam: benefit, welfare
• hitam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्तबोधक (conditional particle: 'if')

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (or)

• hitam: benefit
• hitam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• vāhitam: brought, conveyed
• vāhitam: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vah (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• param: supreme, highest
• param: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying) śreyaḥ

• syāt: may be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• jagatām: of the worlds / of beings
• jagatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śreyaḥ: the good, welfare
• śreyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• divaukasām: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• divaukasām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tathā: thus, accordingly
• tathā: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तदर्थक (thus)

• kuru: do
• kuru: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• jagannātha: O Lord of the world
• jagannātha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmākam: of us, our
• asmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• hitakāraṇam: cause of (our) welfare
• hitakāraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita + kāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (addressing Brahmā as sura-śreṣṭha/jagannātha in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame typical; not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas petition the Lord: let any benefit arising from their words become the highest welfare for worlds and devas; the composition emphasizes collective prayer and cosmic scale.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Devas (divaukas)
• Brahmā (implied addressee)
• Jagat (worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharmic speech aims at loka-kalyāṇa—universal welfare—rather than narrow self-interest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, portrayed as a setting where actions are weighed for the welfare of all realms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it is a prayerful directive that the intended act should yield the highest good for worlds and devas.