Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणात्सोमः सर्वेषामधिकः स्मृतः । देवानां दानवानां च स हि पूज्यतमः स्मृतः

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇātsomaḥ sarveṣāmadhikaḥ smṛtaḥ | devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca sa hi pūjyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

Aus diesem Grund wird Soma als allen überlegen in Erinnerung gehalten; sowohl unter den Göttern als auch unter den Dānavas gilt er als der Verehrungswürdigste.

Word by Word

• एतस्मात्: from this; therefore
• एतस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: एतस्मात् इति सर्वनाम-रूपं; पञ्चमी-एकवचन अर्थे अव्ययवत्—‘from this (reason)’

• कारणात्: from the cause/reason
• कारणात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of all’

• अधिकः: superior; greater
• अधिकः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सोमः इति विशेषणम्

• स्मृतः: is regarded
• स्मृतः: Kriyā (Predicate; passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘is considered/remembered’

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

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

• सः: he/that (Soma)
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis)

• पूज्यतमः: most worthy of worship
• पूज्यतमः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: ‘पूज्य’ (पूज् धातोः यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त, worthy of worship) + ‘तम’ (superlative); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सः इति विशेषणम्

• स्मृतः: is regarded
• स्मृतः: Kriyā (Predicate; passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘is considered’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Soma-kṣetra / Soma-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/dvijas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma enthroned as a radiant cosmic sovereign; devas and dānavas alike stand in respectful worship, indicating Soma’s universally acknowledged supremacy; the sky is filled with lunar rays and star motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Soma
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred power is measured by worship-worthiness (pūjyatā); Soma is upheld as universally venerable across cosmic factions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement supports the Soma/Candra tīrtha context of the chapter, emphasizing the deity’s supremacy rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, Soma-pūjā (worship of Soma) as a highly meritorious practice.