Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

न कश्चिद्बाधते दुष्टो दैत्यो हि स्वर्गभूपतिम् । मुने कल्याणरूपस्त्वं नमस्कृतः सुरासुरैः । सर्व्वगः सर्ववेत्ता च ब्रह्मपुत्र कृपानिधे

Transliteration

na kaścidbādhate duṣṭo daityo hi svargabhūpatim | mune kalyāṇarūpastvaṃ namaskṛtaḥ surāsuraiḥ | sarvvagaḥ sarvavettā ca brahmaputra kṛpānidhe

Translation

“บัดนี้ไม่มีไทตยะผู้ชั่วร้ายใดรบกวนเจ้าแห่งสวรรค์แล้ว โอ้มุนี ท่านมีรูปอันเป็นมงคล เป็นที่นอบน้อมของทั้งเทวะและอสูร ท่านไปได้ทั่วทุกแห่ง รู้แจ้งทุกสิ่ง โอ้บุตรแห่งพรหมา คลังแห่งกรุณา!”

Word by Word

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

• कश्चित्: anyone
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• बाधते: harms, troubles
• बाधते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of ‘दैत्यः’)

• दैत्यः: a Daitya (demon)
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/Reason/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (indeed/for)

• स्वर्गभूपतिम्: the lord of heaven
• स्वर्गभूपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग + भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—स्वर्गस्य भूपतिः (lord of heaven)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कल्याणरूपः: of auspicious form
• कल्याणरूपः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याण + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—कल्याणं रूपं यस्य (having auspicious form)

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

• नमस्कृतः: saluted, revered
• नमस्कृतः: Karta (Predicate participle/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु) + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगभाव (having been saluted)

• सुरासुरैः: by gods and demons
• सुरासुरैः: Karana (Agent/instrument in passive sense/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—सुराश्च असुराश्च (by gods and demons)

• सर्वगः: all-pervading
• सर्वगः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वत्र गच्छति (all-going/omnipresent)

• सर्ववेत्ता: knower of all
• सर्ववेत्ता: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + वेत्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वं वेत्ति (knower of all)

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

• ब्रह्मपुत्र: O son of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः (son of Brahmā)

• कृपानिधे: O storehouse of compassion
• कृपानिधे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—कृपायाः निधिः (treasury of compassion)

Speaker

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) addressing Nārada (deduced from immediate context of reception and ensuing reply in 92)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Svarga (Indra-loka) (referential)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker extols Nārada: no Daitya troubles Indra; the sage is praised as auspicious, revered by gods and asuras, all-moving, all-knowing, son of Brahmā, ocean of compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Indra (svargabhūpati)
• Daitya
• Sura
• Asura
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The saintly are honored across cosmic factions; compassion and omniscient insight are celebrated as marks of spiritual greatness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the verse focuses on cosmic order and praise of the sage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it contains stuti (praise) and respectful address.