Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

जगृहुर्यज्ञभागांश्च सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । देवस्थानेषु सर्वेषु देवताऽभिमताश्च ये

Transliteration

jagṛhuryajñabhāgāṃśca sarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām | devasthāneṣu sarveṣu devatā'bhimatāśca ye

Translation

Они захватили жертвенные доли, принадлежавшие всем обитателям трёх небес; и во всех божественных святилищах присвоили то, что было мило и по праву предназначено богам.

Word by Word

• जगृहुः: they seized/took
• जगृहुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person plural, Perfect)

• यज्ञभागान्: shares/portions of sacrifice
• यज्ञभागान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यज्ञस्य भागाः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (Genitive, Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifies त्रिदिवौकसाम्)

• त्रिदिवौकसाम्: of the heavenly dwellers (gods)
• त्रिदिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (त्रिदिवे ओकः यस्य/ये = dwellers in heaven)

• देवस्थानेषु: in the temples/abodes of the gods
• देवस्थानेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां स्थानानि)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locus-qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies देवस्थानेषु)

• देवताभिमताः: approved/favored by the deities
• देवताभिमताः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवता + अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवताया अभिमताः = approved/desired by the deities)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• ये: who, those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Narrator (implied; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Asuras storm multiple celestial shrines, seizing oblations and sacred vessels; devas’ altars stand violated, lamps overturned, and offerings carried away in triumph.

Characters & Entities

• Tridiva (three heavens)
• Devas
• Yajña
• Devasthānas (shrines)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma prevails, it attacks yajña and sacred institutions first; preserving ritual order is portrayed as preserving cosmic balance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the verse broadly references devasthānas (divine sanctuaries).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Indirectly, it highlights the sanctity of yajña-shares (yajñabhāga) due to the gods, but gives no instruction here.