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

Daraufhin erschuf jener großherzige alle Scharen der Götter; ebenso alle himmlischen Wesen, die in Luftwagen (Vimānas) dahinfahren, samt den Sternbildern und den Planeten.

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.