Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

यम उवाच । यदि तुष्टोऽसि देवेश दयां कृत्वा ममोपरि । तं कुरुष्व महाभाग त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्

Transliteration

yama uvāca | yadi tuṣṭo'si deveśa dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | taṃ kuruṣva mahābhāga trailokyaṃ sacarācaram

Translation

ยมกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่เทวราช หากพระองค์ทรงพอพระทัยและทรงเมตตาข้าพเจ้า โอ้มหาบุญญา ขอทรงให้คำขอนี้มีผลทั่วไตรโลก พร้อมทั้งสรรพสิ่งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหว”

Word by Word

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Logical relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तसूचक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त; √तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानाम् ईशः)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done/shown
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Action—prior/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपरि: upon/towards
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/postposition)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (refers to त्रैलोक्यम्)

• कुरुष्व: make/do
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (कुरु + ष्व)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यम्: the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः)

• सचराचरम्: with moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of त्रैलोक्यम्); द्वन्द्व (चर + अचर) with सह-उपपद

Speaker

Yama (Dharma-rāja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yama, dignified and restrained, petitions Śiva with folded hands; the cosmos (three worlds) hinted via layered bands—heaven, earth, nether—behind the sacred grove.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Śiva (Deveśa)
• Trailokya (three worlds)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse frames divine grace as cosmic in scope—boons can establish dharmic order and sanctity across the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request anticipates the establishment/recognition of a sanctified place linked to Yama within Dharmāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal petition for a world-wide boon.