Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तस्मात्कुरु प्रसादं नः समेमेतैः सुरेश्वर । यथा स्याच्छाश्वती तृप्तिः स्वस्थानस्थायिनामपि

Transliteration

tasmātkuru prasādaṃ naḥ samemetaiḥ sureśvara | yathā syācchāśvatī tṛptiḥ svasthānasthāyināmapi

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น ข้าแต่สุเรศวร โปรดประทานพระกรุณาแก่พวกเราพร้อมกับคนเหล่านี้ เพื่อให้เกิดความอิ่มเอิบอันนิรันดร์ แม้แก่ผู้ที่ดำรงอยู่ในแดนของตนเอง

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Ablative singular): 'therefore/from that'

• कुरु: do / grant
• कुरु: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रसादम्: grace, favor
• प्रसादम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• नः: to us
• नः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी, बहुवचन (Dative plural enclitic): 'to us'

• समेम्: come (together)
• समेम्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'come/approach' (सम्+इ)

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: सहकारक/करण (Accompaniment/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural): 'with/by these'

• सुरेश्वर: O lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• यथा: so that
• यथा: प्रयोजन-सूचक (Purpose marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रयोजन/उपपत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (so that/as)

• स्यात्: may be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शाश्वती: eternal
• शाश्वती: तृप्ति-विशेषण (Adjective of tṛpti)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative singular)

• स्वस्थानस्थायिनाम्: of those abiding in their own place
• स्वस्थानस्थायिनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: 'of')
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-स्थान-स्थायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive plural); समास-विग्रहः: स्वं स्थानं तत्र स्थायिनः (those who remain in their own abode)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (Additive particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pitṛs and accompanying beings collectively plead for the lord’s prasāda; the deity’s compassionate gaze suggests granting a boon of ‘śāśvatī tṛpti’ across realms.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Sureśvara (Lord of gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human ritual effort is strengthened by divine prasāda; enduring benefit for ancestors is framed as a grace-enabled outcome.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it remains within a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative about making rites yield lasting fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for divine sanction so that kavya/śrāddha yields śāśvatī tṛpti (perpetual satisfaction), suggesting proper, authorized performance.