Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

पुरा कृतस्त्वया देव स चेत्पादाववाप्स्यति । हनिष्यति जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम्

Transliteration

purā kṛtastvayā deva sa cetpādāvavāpsyati | haniṣyati jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam

Translation

Wahai Dewa, anugerah ini dahulu Engkau berikan. Jika ia memperoleh kembali daya kakinya, ia akan membinasakan seluruh jagat—para dewa, asura, dan manusia.

Word by Word

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb (formerly)

• कृतः: made, created
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; PPP masc nom sg (made/created)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/by)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by you)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun masc nom sg

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय; conditional particle (if)

• पादौ: (his) two feet
• पादौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), द्विवचन; Masculine accusative dual

• अवाप्स्यति: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future 3sg (will obtain)

• हनिष्यति: will kill/destroy
• हनिष्यति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Future 3sg

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Neuter accusative singular

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter acc sg; जगत् विशेषयति

• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: together with gods, demons, and humans
• सदेवासुरमानुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter acc sg; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (देवासुरमानुषैः सह/युक्तम्)

Speaker

Sāṃkṛti (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A supplicant warns a deity: a boon once granted will become catastrophic if the wrongdoer regains his feet; the three worlds are shown symbolically—devas in heaven, humans on earth, asuras below—trembling.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (addressed as deva)
• Vṛka (implied)
• Devas
• Asuras
• Humans

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power without dharma becomes world-threatening; even granted boons must be managed so creation is not harmed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the focus is on cosmic protection within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a warning about the catastrophic outcome of restoring the demon’s full power.