Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तन्नास्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु यन्न सिद्ध्यति भूतले । त्वयि तुष्टे जगन्नाथ सर्वदेवनमस्कृते

Transliteration

tannāsti triṣu lokeṣu yanna siddhyati bhūtale | tvayi tuṣṭe jagannātha sarvadevanamaskṛte

Translation

三界之中，无有一事不能在大地上成就；宇宙之主啊，当你欢喜之时——诸天皆礼敬的尊者——一切皆可圆满。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अस्ति: exists/is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• यत्: which (thing)
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• सिद्ध्यति: is accomplished/succeeds
• सिद्ध्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• त्वयि: in you/when you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• तुष्टे: being pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः नाथः)

• सर्वदेवनमस्कृते: O one revered by all gods
• सर्वदेवनमस्कृते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वदेवैः नमस्कृतः)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (sages/assembly); internal: Yudhiṣṭhira → Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional proclamation: Yudhiṣṭhira extols Kṛṣṇa as Jagannātha, revered by all gods, asserting universal efficacy when he is pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Jagannātha (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• All Devas (collectively)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the Lord is pleased, obstacles dissolve; bhakti is portrayed as the highest enabling force for auspicious fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The praise occurs within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, supporting the sanctity of the locale where devotion yields exceptional fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the principle of divine pleasure as the root of success.