Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच । तुष्टोऽस्मि भवतो वत्स महता तपसाऽधुना । स्तोत्रेणानेन सुमते नष्टपापोऽसि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca | tuṣṭo'smi bhavato vatsa mahatā tapasā'dhunā | stotreṇānena sumate naṣṭapāpo'si sāṃpratam

Translation

Đức Thế Tôn phán: Này con yêu, nay Ta hoan hỷ trước khổ hạnh lớn lao của con. Nhờ bài tán tụng này, hỡi người trí, tội lỗi của con đã được tiêu trừ ngay trong khoảnh khắc này.

Word by Word

• śrī-bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• śrī-bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—“श्रीमान् भगवान्” (the glorious Lord)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tuṣṭaḥ: pleased/satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √tuṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhavataḥ: of you/your
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• vatsa: dear child
• vatsa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• mahatā: by great
• mahatā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with tapasā)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• adhunā: now/at present
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• stotreṇa: by (this) hymn
• stotreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (agreeing with stotreṇa)

• sumate: O good-minded one
• sumate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“सु (good) + मति (mind)”

• naṣṭa-pāpaḥ: with sins destroyed
• naṣṭa-pāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √naś) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“नष्टं पापं यस्य” (whose sin is destroyed)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sāṃpratam: right now/at this moment
• sāṃpratam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks tenderly (‘vatsa’) to the devotee, blessing him: pleased by tapas and hymn, your sins are destroyed now; the devotee’s posture shifts from pleading to peace.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuśarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas and sincere praise purify the devotee; divine approval is linked to inner discipline and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the overarching sacred context; the narrative presents it as a place where devotion bears immediate spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stotra (hymn-recitation) and tapas (austerity) are affirmed as effective practices, though no detailed procedure is specified.