Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27
Devanagari script
कृतं सर्वं महाभाग देव कृत्यं त्वयाऽधुना । तस्मात्संतु सनाथास्ते देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः
Transliteration
kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ mahābhāga deva kṛtyaṃ tvayā'dhunā | tasmātsaṃtu sanāthāste devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ
Translation
O Hochbegnadeter, o göttlicher Herr: Alles, was zu tun war, ist nun von dir vollbracht. Darum mögen die Götter—mit Śakra an der Spitze—unter deinem Schutz geborgen sein.
Word by Word
कृतम्done
कृतम्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-क्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि ‘done/accomplished’
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘everything’
महाभागO greatly fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य)
देवO god/lord
देव:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
कृत्यम्the task
कृत्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘duty/task’
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
अधुनाnow
अधुना:
Kala (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधुना (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
तस्मात्therefore
तस्मात्:
Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/तस्मात् = ‘therefore/from that’
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
सनाथाःprotected
सनाथाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग-समासः (स + नाथ) = ‘having a protector’
तेthose/they
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
शक्रपुरोगमाःwith Indra at their head
शक्रपुरोगमाः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्)
Speaker
Devadūta
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Rāma (implied)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A celestial envoy praises the divine hero: ‘all is accomplished’; behind him, Indra and the devas appear relieved, hands folded, as if the cosmos exhales after danger.
Characters & Entities
D
DevadūtaŚ
Śakra (Indra)D
devāḥ (gods)FAQs
When dharma’s task is completed, the worlds and the gods regain stability—divine action is portrayed as protection for the cosmos.
Not specified in this verse.
None.