Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अनेन नृत्यमानेन जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । नृत्यं करोति देवेश तस्माद्गत्वा निवारय

Transliteration

anena nṛtyamānena jagatsthāvarajaṃgamam | nṛtyaṃ karoti deveśa tasmādgatvā nivāraya

Translation

Oleh sebab dia sedang menari, seluruh alam—yang bergerak dan yang tidak bergerak—turut menari. Maka, wahai Tuhan para dewa, pergilah dan tahanlah ia.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by this (one)
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• नृत्यमानेन: by the one who is dancing
• नृत्यमानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘नृत्यमान’; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘by the dancing (one)’

• जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्: the world of stationary and moving beings
• जगत्स्थावरजंगमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + स्थावर + जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समस्तपद; कर्म

• नृत्यम्: dance
• नृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• करोति: does, makes
• करोति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; ‘देवानाम् ईशः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb) ‘therefore/from that reason’

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having gone’

• निवारय: stop, restrain
• निवारय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वार् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Devagaṇāḥ (the gods) addressing Vṛṣabhavāhana (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura-kshetra (amplifying locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas urgently report to Śiva: the entire moving and unmoving world has begun to dance; the scene juxtaposes cosmic trembling with Śiva’s poised readiness to intervene.

Characters & Entities

• devagaṇa (gods)
• Deveśa (Śiva)
• jagat (world)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest spiritual power must serve jagad-hita (the good of the world), not destabilize it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha episode; it focuses on cosmic impact rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct supplication to Śiva to intervene.