Shloka 5 - Adhyaya 7 - Tirtha Mahatmya - Nagara Khanda | Marathi | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्वौ सूर्यो युगपद्दिवि । उदितौ रात्रिनाथौ च जाताश्च द्विगुणा ग्रहाः । द्विगुणानि च भान्येव सह सप्तर्षिभिर्द्विजाः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu dvau sūryo yugapaddivi | uditau rātrināthau ca jātāśca dviguṇā grahāḥ | dviguṇāni ca bhānyeva saha saptarṣibhirdvijāḥ

Translation

त्याच वेळी आकाशात एकाच वेळी दोन सूर्य उदयास आले आणि रात्रिनाथ—दोन चंद्रही प्रकट झाले. ग्रह द्विगुणित झाले; तसेच तेजस्वी नक्षत्रेही, हे द्विजांनो, सप्तर्षींसह सर्व काही दुहेरी दिसू लागले.

Word by Word

एतस्मिन्in this

एवjust, indeed

कालेat the time

तुbut, indeed

द्वौtwo

सूर्यौtwo suns

युगपत्simultaneously

दिविin the sky

उदितौrisen

रात्रिनाथौtwo lords of the night (moons)

चand

जाताःborn, arisen

चand

द्विगुणाःtwofold, doubled

ग्रहाःplanets

द्विगुणानिtwofold, doubled

चand

भानिstars/constellations

एवindeed

सहtogether with

सप्तर्षिभिःwith the seven sages

द्विजाःtwice-born (Brahmins)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic sky with two blazing suns and two cool moons; doubled planets and constellations appear like mirrored processions, with the Saptaṛṣi shining twice—creating a surreal, portentous firmament over a stunned world.

Characters & Entities

Two Suns

Two Moons

Planets (Grahās)

Constellations (Bhāni)

Saptarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When spiritual power is wielded competitively, it can disturb perceived cosmic balance; dharma seeks harmony, not spectacle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The phenomenon is tied to the tīrtha setting as a lasting marvel; the verse does not name the location explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes extraordinary signs that underscore the sacred narrative.