Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे दानवाश्च विशेषतः । मन्थानं तत्परित्यज्य तान्ग्रहीतुं प्रधाविताः

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve dānavāśca viśeṣataḥ | manthānaṃ tatparityajya tāngrahītuṃ pradhāvitāḥ

Translation

Kemudian semua kumpulan dewa—dan khususnya para dānava—meninggalkan perbuatan mengacau (manthana) lalu meluru untuk menangkap mereka.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘then/from there’

• devagaṇāḥ: groups of gods
• devagaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — देव-गणाः (देवानां गणाः)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — विशेषणम् (devagaṇāḥ इति)

• dānavāḥ: Dānavas (demons)
• dānavāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Prayojaka (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘especially’

• manthānam: the churning-rod (Manthāna)
• manthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्मपदम्

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (manthānam इति)

• parityajya: having abandoned
• parityajya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — ‘having abandoned’

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन — कर्मपदम् (तान् = them)

• grahītum: to seize
• grahītum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive) — ‘to seize/take’

• pradhāvitāḥ: rushed forward
• pradhāvitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-dhāv (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — ‘having run forth / rushed’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the shore of the cosmic ocean, devas and dānavas abruptly leave the churning apparatus and surge forward together, arms outstretched, eyes fixed on newly arisen objects; the churn (Mandara, Vāsuki) remains behind, still foaming.

Characters & Entities

• Deva-gaṇa(s)
• Dānava(s)
• Manthāna (churning)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Greed and distraction can derail sacred effort; steadiness in one’s dharmic task is repeatedly praised in Purāṇic teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual practice is taught here.