Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 311

Devanagari script

या त्वं रसमयैर्भावैराप्यायसि भूतलम् । देवानां च तथासंघान्पितॄणामपि वै गणान्

Transliteration

yā tvaṃ rasamayairbhāvairāpyāyasi bhūtalam | devānāṃ ca tathāsaṃghānpitṝṇāmapi vai gaṇān

Translation

Toi qui, par des qualités pleines d’essence et de vie, nourris la terre; de même tu soutiens les cohortes des dieux, et aussi les multitudes des Pitṛ, les ancêtres.

Word by Word

• yā: she who
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• rasamayaiḥ: with rasa-filled
• rasamayaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasamaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण (qualifying ‘bhāvaiḥ’)

• bhāvaiḥ: states/feelings
• bhāvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• āpyāyasi: you nourish/satiate
• āpyāyasi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√pyā (प्या)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular)

• bhūtalam: the earth
• bhūtalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūtala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• devānām: of the gods
• devānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• saṃghān: hosts/assemblies
• saṃghān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• pitṝṇām: of the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• pitṝṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• gaṇān: groups
• gaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

Speaker

Devotional speaker praising the Goddess/Divine power (within Brahma–Nārada Saṃvāda frame; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional address to a luminous sacred presence imagined as a flowing, essence-bearing force that feeds earth, gods, and ancestral hosts—cosmic tiers receiving nourishment.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūtala (earth)
• Devas
• Pitṛs
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine is celebrated as the sustaining essence behind earthly life, divine prosperity, and ancestral well-being—linking devotion with cosmic and familial harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding chapter framework is the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse functions as stuti, while invoking themes relevant to pitṛ-related dharma.