Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अथ देवगणाः सर्वे यज्ञभागविनाकृताः । प्रजग्मुः परमामार्ति ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः

Transliteration

atha devagaṇāḥ sarve yajñabhāgavinākṛtāḥ | prajagmuḥ paramāmārti brahmaviṣṇupurassarāḥ

Translation

Alors toutes les cohortes des dieux, privées de leur part dans le yajña, furent plongées dans une détresse extrême, conduites par Brahmā et Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर-निर्देशक निपात (then/now)

• देवगणाः: hosts of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणाः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• यज्ञभागविनाकृताः: deprived of their share in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागविनाकृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + भाग + विना (अव्यय) + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘कृत’; तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-समासः (यज्ञभागेन विना कृताः = deprived of sacrificial share)

• प्रजग्मुः: went/attained
• प्रजग्मुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परमाम्: supreme/utter
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आर्तिम्: distress
• आर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: with Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरःसरौ येषां ते’

Speaker

Narrator (deduced; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Assembly of devas with downcast faces; Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the fore; their radiance dimmed by lack of yajña-bhāga; a sense of urgent council.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• devagaṇas (gods)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña symbolizes ordered reciprocity; when sacrificial balance is disrupted, even divine order suffers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative setup within Tīrthamāhātmya; the tīrtha focus is contextual rather than named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit emphasis on yajña (sacrifice) and rightful distribution of offerings (bhāga), not a step-by-step rite.