Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

विष्णुशर्म्मोवाच । कृतकृत्योऽस्मि देवेश सांप्रतं तव दर्शनात् । त्वद्भक्तिमचलामेकां मम देहि जगत्पते

Transliteration

viṣṇuśarmmovāca | kṛtakṛtyo'smi deveśa sāṃprataṃ tava darśanāt | tvadbhaktimacalāmekāṃ mama dehi jagatpate

Translation

毗湿奴舍摩曰：天神之主啊，今得瞻仰尊颜，我此生之愿已圆满。世间之主啊，唯愿赐我一事——对汝不动摇的虔敬。

Word by Word

• viṣṇu-śarmā: Viṣṇuśarman
• viṣṇu-śarmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇuśarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

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

• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: fulfilled/accomplished
• kṛta-kṛtyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ) + kṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“कृतं कृत्यं येन” (one who has accomplished what should be done)

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

• deva-īśa: O Lord of gods
• deva-īśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“देवानाम् ईशः” (Lord of gods)

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• tava: your/of you
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• darśanāt: from (the cause of) seeing (you)
• darśanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• tvad-bhaktim: devotion to you
• tvad-bhaktim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“त्वयि भक्तिः” (devotion to you)

• acalām: unshakable
• acalām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with bhaktim)

• ekām: single/one
• ekām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with bhaktim)

• mama: to me/for me
• mama: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• jagat-pate: O Lord of the world
• jagat-pate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—“जगतः पतिः” (Lord of the world)

Speaker

Viṣṇuśarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇuśarmā, overwhelmed by the Lord’s presence, declares life fulfilled and asks only for unshakable devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuśarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest boon is not worldly gain but steadfast devotion, which itself becomes the gateway to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the narrative setting; the episode implies the city’s sanctity as conducive to darśana and unwavering bhakti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is prescribed; the devotee requests inner continuity of devotion (acalā bhakti) as the spiritual discipline.