Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

अस्मदीयं परं तथ्यं सर्वलोकहितावहम् । पार्थिवानां त्वदायत्तं बलं देवि भविष्यति

Transliteration

asmadīyaṃ paraṃ tathyaṃ sarvalokahitāvaham | pārthivānāṃ tvadāyattaṃ balaṃ devi bhaviṣyati

Translation

สัจธรรมอันสูงสุดของเรานี้เกื้อกูลแก่สรรพโลก; โอ้เทวี พละกำลังของพระราชาทั้งหลายจักพึ่งพาเธอ

Word by Word

• अस्मदीयम्: our
• अस्मदीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्मदीय (प्रातिपदिक; अस्मद्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• परम्: supreme, highest
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• तथ्यम्: truth, true statement
• तथ्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• सर्वलोकहितावहम्: bringing welfare to all worlds/people
• सर्वलोकहितावहम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लोक-हित-आवह (प्रातिपदिक; अवह्/वह् धातु-सम्भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (हितं वहति)

• पार्थिवानाम्: of kings, of rulers
• पार्थिवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• त्वदायत्तम्: dependent on you
• त्वदायत्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वद्-आयत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्वदधीनम्)

• बलम्: strength, power
• बलम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Devī enthroned as the source of royal strength; kings and ministers stand with folded hands, receiving a boon of stability and power for the welfare of the realm.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Pārthivāḥ (kings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Legitimate power is anchored in dharma and divine protection; rulers prosper when aligned with the Goddess.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Implicitly, the Devī’s Vindhya abode celebrated in this Tīrthamāhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it states a doctrine that royal strength is gained through dependence on Devī.