Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

एतौ द्वावपि शूद्रेण भवतो द्विजसंभवे । क्षेत्रे सर्वसुराधीश सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

etau dvāvapi śūdreṇa bhavato dvijasaṃbhave | kṣetre sarvasurādhīśa satyametanmayoditam

Translation

இருபிறப்போருடன் தொடர்புடைய சந்ததி விஷயத்தில் சூத்ரனால் இவ்விரு விளைவுகளும் உண்டாகின்றன. எல்லாத் தேவர்களுக்கும் அதிபதியே, இக்க்ஷேத்திரத்தில் நான் உரைத்தது உண்மையே.

Word by Word

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Pronoun; Nominative dual

• द्वौ: two
• द्वौ: Visheshana (Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Numeral; Nominative dual

• अपि: also / indeed
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि-कार (also/both)

• शूद्रेण: by/with a Śūdra
• शूद्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• भवतः: come to be / are produced
• भवतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद; Present indicative, 3rd dual (they become/come to be)

• द्विजसंभवे: in (a context of) twice-born lineage/origin
• द्विजसंभवे: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + संभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular; ‘in the origin/lineage of dvijas’

• क्षेत्रे: in this kṣetra/region
• क्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• सर्वसुराधीश: O lord of all gods
• सर्वसुराधीश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सुर + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, एकवचन; Vocative singular; ‘lord of all gods’

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma/Pratijna (Predicate content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; here predicate nominative/accusative sense ‘truth’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma/Pratijna (Predicate content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun; ‘this’

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by me)

• उदितम्: spoken/declared
• उदितम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त; वद्/उद्+इ धातु? here ‘उद्+वद्’ sense ‘said/uttered’; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; agrees with ‘एतत्/सत्यम्’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a deva addressed as 'sarvasurādhīśa' (not explicitly named)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator raises a hand in oath-like assurance ('sat्यम्'), the deva listener nods; the sacred-region backdrop is emphasized—steps to water, a shrine flag, and pilgrims at a distance.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Sarvasurādhīśa (address to a deity)
• Kṣetra (sacred region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames the preceding statements as a truthful doctrinal assertion within a sacred-kṣetra narrative, reinforcing the Purāṇic theme of dharma and social order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘kṣetra’ is referenced generally; the verse does not specify a named tīrtha in this snippet.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a confirmatory statement within an ongoing discourse.