Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततो देवाऽस्तदा राजञ्जग्मुः सर्वे यथातथा । गते देवे द्विजाः सर्वे स्थानेऽस्मिन्निवसंति ते

Transliteration

tato devā'stadā rājañjagmuḥ sarve yathātathā | gate deve dvijāḥ sarve sthāne'sminnivasaṃti te

Translation

それから、王よ、すべてのデーヴァはそれぞれの住処へと去って行った。神々が去ったのち、すべてのドヴィジャはこの地にとどまり、ここに住まった。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/from there)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अस्तदा: the Sun (sunset-maker)
• अस्तदा: Sambodhana/Viśeṣya (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्तदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अस्तं ददाति’ इति (sun-setter = the Sun)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: as)

• तथा: so/accordingly
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: so/accordingly)

• गते: when (he) had gone
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘गते’ = ‘when (he) had gone’ (locative absolute)

• देवे: (with) the god (Sun)
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘देवे’ = ‘in/when the god (Sun)’ (सप्तमी)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins (twice-born)
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• निवसन्ति: they dwell
• निवसन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; direct address to a king suggests a narrated dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of devas fades into the sky toward their abodes, while in the foreground dvijas remain seated in the forest-kshetra, establishing a calm, enduring presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true sacred place remains spiritually potent even after divine visitations; the righteous sustain it through steady residence and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, presented as a stable abode for the twice-born and a continuing seat of dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single ritual is specified; the emphasis is on continued dwelling and maintaining dharmic life in the holy place.