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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

तत्र मर्त्यैः क्रिया सर्वाः क्रियते न मखोद्भवाः । यस्मात्स यज्ञपुरुषो न सुप्तो भागमश्नुते

Transliteration

tatra martyaiḥ kriyā sarvāḥ kriyate na makhodbhavāḥ | yasmātsa yajñapuruṣo na supto bhāgamaśnute

Translation

In jener Zeit können die Sterblichen alle üblichen Riten vollziehen, doch die aus dem großen makha hervorgehenden Opfer werden nicht unternommen; denn der Herr, der selbst der Yajña‑Puruṣa, die Person des Opfers, ist, empfängt im Schlaf Seinen Anteil nicht.

Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb of place
मर्त्यैःby mortals
मर्त्यैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental plural
क्रियाःrites, actions
क्रियाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative plural; विशेषण (qualifier)
क्रियतेis performed
क्रियते:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present indicative, 3rd person singular, Atmanepada; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निषेध) — indeclinable negation particle
मखोद्भवाःthose arising from sacrifices
मखोद्भवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमख + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative plural; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (मखात् उद्भवाः = sacrifices-born)
यस्मात्because (from which reason)
यस्मात्:
Apadana (Ablative/Cause/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — Ablative singular of pronoun; हेतु-अर्थे (because)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; सर्वनाम
यज्ञपुरुषःthe Sacrificial Person (Yajña-Puruṣa)
यज्ञपुरुषः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य पुरुषः)
नnot
न:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निषेध) — indeclinable negation particle
सुप्तःasleep
सुप्तः:
Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप्)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Past participle, Masculine nominative singular; विशेषण
भागम्a share, portion
भागम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative singular
अश्नुतेpartakes, receives
अश्नुते:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — Present indicative, 3rd person singular, Atmanepada
Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual hall stands quiet: fire altars unlit, priests holding ladles at rest; meanwhile householders continue simple daily worship. Above, Viṣṇu as Yajñapuruṣa reclines, indicating the pause in grand sacrifices.

Characters & Entities
Y
Yajñapuruṣa (Viṣṇu)
M
Makha (sacrifice)

FAQs

Ritual efficacy depends on divine participation; dharma recognizes seasons when certain sacrificial acts are suspended.

Though a general rule is stated, it is taught within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-centered māhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

During the Lord’s śayana season, major sacrificial rites (makha-type yajñas) are to be avoided, while other customary rites may continue.

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