Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

यन्न देवेषु यक्षेषु सिद्धविद्याधरेषु च । नागेषु राक्षसेन्द्रेषु मानुषेषु च का कथा

Transliteration

yanna deveṣu yakṣeṣu siddhavidyādhareṣu ca | nāgeṣu rākṣasendreṣu mānuṣeṣu ca kā kathā

Translation

ଯାହା ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ, ଯକ୍ଷମାନଙ୍କ, ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ; ନାଗମାନଙ୍କ ଓ ରାକ୍ଷସେନ୍ଦ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ—ତେବେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତାହାର କଥା କ’ଣ!

Word by Word

• yat: which/that (thing)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• deveṣu: among the gods
• deveṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• yakṣeṣu: among the yakṣas
• yakṣeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• siddhavidyādhareṣu: among siddhas and vidyādharas
• siddhavidyādhareṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha + vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (siddhāḥ ca vidyādharāḥ ca)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nāgeṣu: among nāgas
• nāgeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• rākṣasendreṣu: among the lords of rākṣasas
• rākṣasendreṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + indra (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (rākṣasānām indraḥ = lord of rākṣasas)

• mānuṣeṣu: among humans
• mānuṣeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kā: what (kind of)
• kā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• kathā: talk/mention
• kathā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courtly-epic moment where an extraordinary ornament is praised as surpassing all celestial realms; the speaker gestures through a cosmic catalogue of beings (devas, yakṣas, siddhas, vidyādharas, nāgas, rākṣasas, humans).

Characters & Entities

• Deva
• Yakṣa
• Siddha
• Vidyādhara
• Nāga
• Rākṣasendra
• Mānuṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace received in a sacred context can be incomparable—beyond ordinary worldly attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse amplifies the extraordinary nature of the sage’s gift within the tīrtha/āśrama context, though no place-name is given here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a eulogy of the gift’s rarity across realms.