Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तथान्ये विबुधाः सर्वे ददुरिष्टानि भूरिशः । आत्मीयानि प्रतुष्ट्यर्थं देव्या देवस्य च प्रभोः

Transliteration

tathānye vibudhāḥ sarve daduriṣṭāni bhūriśaḥ | ātmīyāni pratuṣṭyarthaṃ devyā devasya ca prabhoḥ

Translation

اسی طرح دیگر تمام دیوتاؤں نے بھی اپنے اپنے خزانے سے بے شمار پسندیدہ نذرانے پیش کیے، تاکہ دیوی اور دیو—اپنے حاکم و مالک—کو خوش کریں۔

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विबुधाः); Masculine, Nominative plural

• विबुधाः: gods, wise beings
• विबुधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying विबुधाः); Masculine, Nominative plural

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmai-pada; ‘they gave’

• इष्टानि: desired things, boons
• इष्टानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त; √इष्/इच्छ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषणवत् ‘इष्ट’ = desired; Accusative plural

• भूरिशः: abundantly
• भूरिशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘abundantly, in plenty’)

• आत्मीयानि: their own
• आत्मीयानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying इष्टानि—‘their own’); Neuter, Accusative plural

• प्रतुष्टि-अर्थम्: for (her/their) satisfaction
• प्रतुष्टि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतुष्टि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष/उद्देश्य-समासः (‘प्रतुष्ट्यर्थम्’ = for satisfaction); Accusative singular used adverbially (purpose)

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Genitive singular

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive singular

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

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Genitive singular

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (deduced: a Purāṇic narrator continuing the Tīrthamāhātmya account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession of various devas each presenting their signature emblems—lotus, weapons, jewels, garlands—forming a semicircle of reverence before the Goddess and the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Vibudhāḥ (Devas)
• Devī
• Deva/Prabhu (Lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods express devotion through offerings; pleasing the Divine Couple is upheld as a supreme aim.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 142), a sacred kṣetra is being praised, but its proper name is not included in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the dharmic act of offering (dāna/upahāra) to the deity, though no specific rite is detailed.