Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अथ देवगणाः सर्वे यज्ञभागविनाकृताः । प्रजग्मुः परमामार्ति ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः

Transliteration

atha devagaṇāḥ sarve yajñabhāgavinākṛtāḥ | prajagmuḥ paramāmārti brahmaviṣṇupurassarāḥ

Translation

அப்போது யாகப் பங்கிழந்த அனைத்து தேவர்களும், பிரம்மா விஷ்ணு முன்னணியில், மிகுந்த துயரத்தில் ஆழ்ந்தனர்.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/अनन्तर-निर्देशक निपात (then/now)

• देवगणाः: hosts of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणाः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• यज्ञभागविनाकृताः: deprived of their share in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागविनाकृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ + भाग + विना (अव्यय) + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘कृत’; तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-समासः (यज्ञभागेन विना कृताः = deprived of sacrificial share)

• प्रजग्मुः: went/attained
• प्रजग्मुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• परमाम्: supreme/utter
• परमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• आर्तिम्: distress
• आर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: with Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront
• ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरस्सराः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरःसरौ येषां ते’

Speaker

Narrator (deduced; not explicit in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Assembly of devas with downcast faces; Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the fore; their radiance dimmed by lack of yajña-bhāga; a sense of urgent council.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• devagaṇas (gods)
• yajña (sacrifice)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña symbolizes ordered reciprocity; when sacrificial balance is disrupted, even divine order suffers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is narrative setup within Tīrthamāhātmya; the tīrtha focus is contextual rather than named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit emphasis on yajña (sacrifice) and rightful distribution of offerings (bhāga), not a step-by-step rite.