Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः । परं दौःस्थ्यं समापन्ना यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

etasminnantare devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ | paraṃ dauḥsthyaṃ samāpannā yajñabhāgavivarjitāḥ

Translation

Cependant, tous les dieux—conduits par Śakra (Indra)—tombèrent dans une grande détresse, privés de leurs parts dans le yajña (sacrifice).

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• अन्तरे: in the interval, meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवाः)

• शक्रपुरोगमाः: with Indra as their leader
• शक्रपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य पुरोगमाः) / ‘having Indra in front’

• परम्: great, extreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (दौःस्थ्यम्)

• दौःस्थ्यम्: distress, misery
• दौःस्थ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौःस्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समापन्नाः: having fallen into, having reached
• समापन्नाः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु) → समापन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: deprived of their share in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञभागेन विवर्जिताः) / ‘deprived of sacrificial share’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta-like narration within Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dimmed, unsettled cosmos: Indra and the devas, their faces wan and anxious, gather in a shadowed celestial court, empty yajña-altars behind them, signifying loss of sacrificial portions and divine vigor.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Śakra (Indra)
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña is portrayed as a link between humans and devas; when dharmic rites cease, cosmic harmony and divine sustenance are also affected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it frames the broader tīrtha narrative by showing cosmic consequences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The concept of yajña-bhāga (offerings/portions due to the gods) is referenced, implying the importance of maintaining sacrificial rites.