Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रययुः स्वांश्चाधिकारान्विमानगण कोटिभिः । गालव उवाच । तथा तत्रापि ते देवाः पार्वत्याः शापमोहिताः

Transliteration

prayayuḥ svāṃścādhikārānvimānagaṇa koṭibhiḥ | gālava uvāca | tathā tatrāpi te devāḥ pārvatyāḥ śāpamohitāḥ

Translation

വിമാനഗണങ്ങളുടെ കോടിക്കണക്കിന് കൂട്ടങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ അവർ തങ്ങളുടെ തങ്ങളുടെ അധികാരസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു. ഗാലവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—‘അവിടെയും ആ ദേവന്മാർ പാർവതിയുടെ ശാപം മൂലം മോഹിതരായി.’

Word by Word

• प्रययुः: they went forth
• प्रययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपदम्

• स्वान्: their own
• स्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अधिकारान्: authorities/rights, offices
• अधिकारान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• विमानगण: a multitude of aerial chariots
• विमानगण: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vīmānānāṃ gaṇaḥ)

• कोटिभिः: by crores (tens of millions)
• कोटिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• पार्वत्याः: of Pārvatī
• पार्वत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• शापमोहिताः: bewildered by the curse
• शापमोहिताः: Karta (Predicate adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहित (कृदन्त; मुह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘मोहित’; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (शापेन मोहिताः)

Speaker

Gālava (explicit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sky filled with countless vimānas carrying gods back to their stations; in the foreground, sage Gālava speaks, hinting at an unresolved curse shadowing the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Deva
• Pārvatī
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial beings can be bound by karma-like consequences (such as a curse), underscoring humility and dharmic accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse does not specify the tīrtha by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual action is prescribed in this verse.