Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्स्मृताः कोटयो देवानां याः स्थिता दिवि । ताः सर्वास्तत्र चागत्य तस्य चक्रुश्च मंगलम्

Transliteration

trayastriṃśatsmṛtāḥ koṭayo devānāṃ yāḥ sthitā divi | tāḥ sarvāstatra cāgatya tasya cakruśca maṃgalam

Translation

Les trente-trois crores de dieux, dits demeurer au ciel, vinrent tous en ce lieu et accomplirent pour lui des rites de bon augure et des bénédictions.

Word by Word

• trayastriṃśat: thirty-three
• trayastriṃśat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trayastriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक; संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; विशेषणरूपेण (indeclinable-like numeral used adjectivally)

• smṛtāḥ: are said/remembered (as)
• smṛtāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुल्लिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (agreeing with implied ‘devāḥ’)

• koṭayaḥ: crores
• koṭayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural)

• yāḥ: which
• yāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (relative pronoun; Nominative plural)

• sthitāḥ: situated/standing
• sthitāḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (agreeing with koṭayaḥ/yāḥ)

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Locative singular)

• tāḥ: they/those (f.)
• tāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• sarvāḥ: all
• sarvāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nominative plural)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• āgatya: having come
• āgatya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā + gam (धातु) + lyap (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्तम् (absolutive/gerund)

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sampradāna/Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (for him; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम् (Genitive singular)

• cakruḥ: they did/made
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुषः बहुवचनम् (3rd person plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• maṃgalam: auspicious rite/blessing
• maṃgalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Accusative singular)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant tīrtha landscape where hosts of devas descend from the sky, forming a celestial circle and performing maṅgala—sprinkling sacred water, offering flowers, and chanting blessings over the beneficiary.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (thirty-three crores)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is established through sacred consecration, even the divine realms affirm it with blessings and auspicious support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is tīrtha-centered, but this verse highlights heavenly participation rather than naming the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of maṅgala (auspicious benedictions) during a consecration/installation context.