Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततस्तु देवयजनंनाम तस्य बभूव ह । यदन्यत्र शतं कृत्वा क्रतूनां फलमाप्नुयात् । तदत्रैकेन लभते क्रतुना दक्षिणावता

Transliteration

tatastu devayajanaṃnāma tasya babhūva ha | yadanyatra śataṃ kṛtvā kratūnāṃ phalamāpnuyāt | tadatraikena labhate kratunā dakṣiṇāvatā

Translation

Por ello llegó a llamarse “Devayajana”. El fruto que en otro lugar se alcanzaría realizando cien sacrificios, aquí se obtiene con un solo sacrificio, con tal de que vaya debidamente acompañado de dakṣiṇā.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = thereafter

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/समुच्चयार्थ-भेदक) — but/indeed

• devayajanam: a divine sacrificial place/rite
• devayajanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + yajana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवस्य यजनम् = देवयजनम्

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — ‘named/indeed’ (नाम-प्रयोगः)

• tasya: of it/of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — of him/its

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — became/was

• ha: indeed (it is said)
• ha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — emphatic/it is said

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — relative ‘that which’

• anyatra: elsewhere
• anyatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — elsewhere

• śatam: a hundred (times/rites)
• śatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — a hundred

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Absolutive) — having done

• kratūnām: of sacrifices
• kratūnām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — of sacrifices

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — fruit/result

• āpnuyāt: may obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — may obtain

• tat: that (same fruit)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — that (same)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — here

• ekena: by one (single)
• ekena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — by one (single)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — obtains

• kratunā: by a sacrifice
• kratunā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kratu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — by a sacrifice

• dakṣiṇāvatā: with due sacrificial gifts
• dakṣiṇāvatā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — endowed with dakṣiṇā (fees/gifts)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devayajana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A consecrated yajña-vedī at a tīrtha named Devayajana; priests complete the rite by offering dakṣiṇā, while the atmosphere suggests extraordinary unseen merit.

Characters & Entities

• Devayajana (sacred place-name)
• kratu (sacrifice)
• dakṣiṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography amplifies dharma: when rites are performed correctly (with dakṣiṇā), a tīrtha can multiply merit beyond ordinary measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devayajana—the named sacrificial holy place within the Chapter 75 kṣetra (Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform a kratu (sacrifice) at Devayajana and ensure it includes proper dakṣiṇā; this is said to yield extraordinary fruit.