Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे सृष्टास्तेन महात्मना । वैमानिकाश्च ये केचिन्नक्षत्राणि ग्रहास्तथा

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve sṛṣṭāstena mahātmanā | vaimānikāśca ye kecinnakṣatrāṇi grahāstathā

Translation

ثم إنّ ذلك العظيمَ النفس خلقَ جميعَ جموعِ الآلهة، وخلقَ أيضًا كلَّ الكائناتِ السماويةِ السائرةِ في مركباتٍ هوائية، مع الكوكباتِ والنجومِ الثابتةِ والكواكبِ السيارة.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/काल-अव्यय (thereafter)

• देवगणाः: hosts of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; देव + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां गणाः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सृष्टाः: were created
• सृष्टाः: Kriya (Result state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛṣṭa (कृदन्त; सृज्-धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle) used predicatively, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् आत्मा यस्य)

• वैमानिकाः: celestial beings (of vimānas)
• वैमानिकाः: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaimānika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kacid (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)

• नक्षत्राणि: stars / constellations
• नक्षत्राणि: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ग्रहाः: planets
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय (likewise/also)

Speaker

Sūta (carried over from Adhyāya 7 opening)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From Viśvāmitra’s meditative power at the tīrtha arise hosts of devas; above, the sky fills with vaimānikas in aerial cars; constellations and planets appear arranged in a newly ordered firmament.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra (implied)
• Devas
• Vaimānikas
• Nakṣatras
• Grahās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas portray tapas as world-shaping power; dharma requires that such power be aligned with cosmic order rather than personal contest.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha is honored as the stage of a creation-episode; the specific place-name is outside this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is descriptive cosmology within a tīrtha narrative.