Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

दिव्यास्त्रसंभवं देवास्तेनैतद्व्याकुलं जगत्

Transliteration

divyāstrasaṃbhavaṃ devāstenaitadvyākulaṃ jagat

Translation

हे देवाः, दिव्यास्त्रसमुद्भवेन तेनैतत् समस्तं जगद् व्याकुलीकृतम्।

Word by Word

• दिव्यास्त्रसंभवम्: arisen from divine weapons
• दिव्यास्त्रसंभवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• तेन: by that / because of that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (neuter, instrumental singular; pronoun)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; pronoun)

• व्याकुलम्: agitated, distressed
• व्याकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (contextual continuation from the prior verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas behold the earth trembling under the surge of divine missiles; skies streaked with luminous astras, oceans churning, beings in fear.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Divyāstras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Power without restraint becomes a burden to the world; dharma demands that even sacred knowledge be governed by compassion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this concluding line; it summarizes the cosmic impact within the chapter’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.