Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

उत्सवास्तत्र जायंते ग्रामेग्रामे पुरेपुरे । नाना यज्ञाः प्रवर्तंते नानाधर्मसमाश्रिताः

Transliteration

utsavāstatra jāyaṃte grāmegrāme purepure | nānā yajñāḥ pravartaṃte nānādharmasamāśritāḥ

Translation

Dort entstehen in jedem Dorf und in jeder Stadt Festfeiern. Viele Arten von Yajñas werden in Gang gesetzt, gegründet auf vielfältige Formen des Dharma.

Word by Word

• उत्सवाः: festivals
• उत्सवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: 'there')

• जायन्ते: are born/arise
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• ग्रामे: in a village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ग्रामे: in (each) village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरे: in a town/city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुरे: in (each) town
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally: 'various')

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices/rituals
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रवर्तन्ते: proceed/are undertaken
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• नाना: various
• नाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषणार्थे (indeclinable used adjectivally: 'various')

• धर्म: dharma, duties
• धर्म: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem form; compound member)

• समाश्रिताः: having resorted to/grounded in
• समाश्रिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ√श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrative context; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred region alive with simultaneous festivals: processions, banners, lamps, conch-sounds, and multiple yajña-vedīs smoking with offerings; villagers and city-dwellers participating in diverse dharmic observances.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A truly sacred region naturally nurtures public dharma—festivals, yajñas, and righteous conduct flourish as a collective way of life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the wider sacred region of Dharmāraṇya (Dharmāraṇya-kṣetra) as a dharma-generating landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It highlights the undertaking of various yajñas and dharmic observances, without naming a single specific rite.