Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततो वेदोद्भवैः सूक्तैः स्तुतिं चक्रुः समंततः । तस्य देवस्य सद्भक्ताः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः

Transliteration

tato vedodbhavaiḥ sūktaiḥ stutiṃ cakruḥ samaṃtataḥ | tasya devasya sadbhaktāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ

Translation

随后，他们以出自吠陀的颂歌，从四面八方献上赞颂。诚然，诸天众神——包括婆娑婆（因陀罗）在内——皆为彼神明的至诚 भक्त。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then

• veda-udbhavaiḥ: with (hymns) born of the Veda
• veda-udbhavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वेदात् उद्भवाः) = arising from the Veda

• sūktaiḥ: with hymns
• sūktaiḥ: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण = with hymns

• stutim: praise
• stutim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म = praise

• cakruḥ: they offered/made
• cakruḥ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद = they made/did

• samantataḥ: from all sides
• samantataḥ: Adhikarana (Manner/Scope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = on all sides/everywhere

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध = of him/of that

• devasya: of the god
• devasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध = of the god

• sat-bhaktāḥ: true devotees
• sat-bhaktāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सन्तः भक्ताः) = true/devout devotees

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (devāḥ) = all

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता = gods

• sa-vāsavāḥ: along with Indra
• sa-vāsavāḥ: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स-) + vāsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वासवेन सह) = together with Vāsava (Indra)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta in Nāgara Khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas encircle the reclining Viṣṇu, hands folded, mouths open in chant; the space feels like a cosmic temple with sound-waves of Vedic sūkta radiating outward.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Sūkta
• Devas
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic praise and sincere devotion are upheld as the proper response when approaching the Supreme for protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Śvetadvīpa, where the gods perform Vedic stuti to Viṣṇu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti with Veda-derived sūktas is implied—recitation of sacred hymns as worship.