Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अथ स्वर्गस्थिता दैत्या यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः । तथा मर्त्योद्भवैर्भागैः संदेहं परमं गताः

Transliteration

atha svargasthitā daityā yajñabhāgavivarjitāḥ | tathā martyodbhavairbhāgaiḥ saṃdehaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ

Translation

ထို့နောက် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံ၌နေသော ဒိုင်းတျာ (နတ်ဆိုး) တို့သည် ယဇ်ပူဇော်ခြင်းဝေစုများကို မရရှိကြသဖြင့်၊ လူသားတို့ထံမှ ပူဇော်သက္ကာများကို ဆက်လက်ခွဲဝေနေသော်လည်း ကြီးစွာသော သံသယဖြစ်ကြလေသည်။

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय

• स्वर्गस्थिताः: situated in heaven
• स्वर्गस्थिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ग + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) ‘स्थित’; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (स्वर्गे स्थिताः)

• दैत्या: the daityas
• दैत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: deprived of their share in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + भाग + विवर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘विवर्जित’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भागेन विवर्जिताः = deprived of sacrificial share)

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• मर्त्य-उद्भवैः: by shares arising from mortals
• मर्त्य-उद्भवैः: Hetu/Karana (Instrumental/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्त्य + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मर्त्येभ्यः उद्भवाः)

• भागैः: by portions/shares
• भागैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सन्देहम्: doubt
• सन्देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• परमम्: great/uttermost
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (सन्देहम्)

• गताः: went/entered (into)
• गताः: Kriya (Resultant state/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘गत’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; लिङ्गार्थे क्रियापदवत्

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Svarga, troubled Daityas gather, their faces tense, as distant smoke of mortal offerings rises from earth yet their own yajña-shares are absent; the atmosphere is unsettled, with dimmed celestial splendor.

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Svarga
• Yajña-bhāga
• Mortals (Martya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacrificial share (yajña-bhāga) signifies rightful cosmic participation; adharma cannot stably enjoy the fruits of sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It discusses yajña-bhāga (sacrificial portions) as the key ritual concept, not a direct injunction.