Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एतत्त्वया विना सर्वं जगद्व्याकुलतां गतम्

Transliteration

etattvayā vinā sarvaṃ jagadvyākulatāṃ gatam

Translation

“Tanpa Engkau, seluruh jagat ini telah jatuh ke dalam kegelisahan dan kekacauan.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (world-state)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• त्वया: by you, with you
• त्वया: Karana/Agent-association (Instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• विना: without
• विना: Apadana/Separation (Ablative-sense/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (preposition) — विना + तृतीया

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (एतत्/जगत्)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• व्याकुलताम्: agitation, distress
• व्याकुलताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याकुलता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गतम्: has gone to, has become
• गतम्: Kriya-samanya/Predicate adjective (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (जगत्) का विधेय-विशेषण

Speaker

Devas (continuing their appeal) to Sūrya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A world in agitation under a sunless sky: rivers still, lamps burning in daytime, people and sages confused; devas point to the dark horizon, emphasizing universal turmoil.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Devas
• Jagat

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creation depends on divine functions; gratitude and alignment with cosmic dharma are essential for stability in life and ritual.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Tīrthamāhātmya context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the episode supports the sanctity of the local sacred geography, though this line itself does not specify the site-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it states the consequence of Sūrya’s absence.