Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततः स्वर्गे समाकीर्णे कदाचिन्मनुजोत्तमैः । देवेषु क्षिप्यमाणेषु समंतात्तत्प्रभावतः

Transliteration

tataḥ svarge samākīrṇe kadācinmanujottamaiḥ | deveṣu kṣipyamāṇeṣu samaṃtāttatprabhāvataḥ

Translation

ثمّ إنّ السماء في وقتٍ ما غدت مكتظّةً بخيار البشر، وبقوّة أولئك الوافدين كان الآلهة يُزاحون ويُدفعون من كلّ جانب.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अपादानार्थ (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• svarge: in heaven
• svarge: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• samākīrṇe: being filled/crowded
• samākīrṇe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + ā + kṝ (कॄ/किर् धातु; ‘to scatter/fill’)
• Form: कृदन्त, क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kadācit: at some time
• kadācit: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक (adverb: ‘once/sometime’)

• manujottamaiḥ: by the best of men
• manujottamaiḥ: Karana/Hetu (Cause/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manuja + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deveṣu: among the gods
• deveṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kṣipyamāṇeṣu: while (they) were being cast down/driven away
• kṣipyamāṇeṣu: Sati-saptami (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural), कर्मणि

• samantāt: from all sides
• samantāt: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samantāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: ‘on all sides’)

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• prabhāvataḥ: because of (its) power
• prabhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb: ‘due to the power/effect’)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Devas
• Manujottama (excellent humans)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great merit can elevate humans to celestial status, showing the potency of dharma; yet even svarga is a realm within cosmic administration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative setup for divine consultation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the consequence of accumulated merit and spiritual power.