Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततः स जनयामास देवाञ्च्छक्रपुरःसरान् । अदित्यां चैव दैत्यांश्च दित्यां स बलवत्तरान्

Transliteration

tataḥ sa janayāmāsa devāñcchakrapuraḥsarān | adityāṃ caiva daityāṃśca dityāṃ sa balavattarān

Translation

ထို့နောက် အဒိတီမှ စက္ကရာ (အိန္ဒြာ) ဦးဆောင်သော ဒေဝတားတို့ကို မွေးဖွားစေ၏။ ဒိတီမှလည်း အင်အားကြီးမားသော ဒိုင်တျာတို့ကို မွေးဖွားစေ၏။

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (thereafter/from that)

• सः: he (Kaśyapa)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जनयामास: begot, generated
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative: caused to be born)

• देवान्: the gods
• देवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• शक्रपुरःसरान्: led by Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रपुरःसरान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Śakra as leader); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवान्)

• अदित्याम्: in/through Aditi (from Aditi)
• अदित्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण

• दैत्यान्: the Daityas (demons)
• दैत्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• दित्याम्: in/through Diti (from Diti)
• दित्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलवत्तरान्: stronger, more powerful
• बलवत्तरान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित/प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुलनात्मक (comparative), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दैत्यान्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrator)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaśyapa’s progeny divides: from Aditi arise the devas led by Indra; from Diti arise the powerful Daityas—foreshadowing future clashes and the controversial act against Diti’s embryo.

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Aditi
• Diti
• Devas
• Daityas
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even opposing forces arise within one cosmic family; dharma is upheld by recognizing divine order and restraining pride and aggression.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the verse sets up the mythic background that later anchors the merit of the local kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.