Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तस्मादागच्छ गच्छामस्तातः कृच्छ्रेण तिष्ठति । सोमभारार्द्दितश्चोर्ध्वं सर्वैर्देवैः समावृतः

Transliteration

tasmādāgaccha gacchāmastātaḥ kṛcchreṇa tiṣṭhati | somabhārārdditaścordhvaṃ sarvairdevaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ

Translation

„Darum komm—lass uns gehen. Dein Vater steht dort mit Mühe, vom Gewicht des Soma bedrückt; und über ihm haben sich alle Götter ringsum versammelt.“

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; हेत्वर्थे (ablatival adverb) = 'therefore/from that reason'

• आगच्छ: come
• आगच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छामः: we go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तातः: father
• तातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कृच्छ्रेण: with difficulty
• कृच्छ्रेण: Karana (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/प्रकारे

• तिष्ठति: stands, remains
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सोमभारार्द्दितः: afflicted by the burden of Soma
• सोमभारार्द्दितः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सोमभार + अर्दित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); सोम + भार (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) √अर्द्/अर्दय् 'to afflict' = 'afflicted by'; विशेषण (तातः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/Conjunction)

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards, above
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Desha (Direction/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = 'upwards/above'

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवैः)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• समावृतः: surrounded
• समावृतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = 'surrounded/covered'; विशेषण (तातः)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual interlocutor addressing Sāvitrī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A father-figure stands with difficulty, burdened by Soma; above/around him the gods gather in a luminous ring, suggesting a sacrificial arena at a holy place.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Soma
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual duty (yajña-dharma) should be upheld promptly, especially when the sacred work is under strain and the devas are assembled.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is within the Tīrthamāhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the immediate line focuses on the yajña context rather than naming a distinct tīrtha in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription (snāna/dāna/japa) is stated; the verse emphasizes proceeding to the ongoing Soma-related rite.