Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

भविष्यंति तथा यज्ञा कालेन महता विभो । संजातैः पशुभिर्भूयः सस्यादैरपरैर्भुवि

Transliteration

bhaviṣyaṃti tathā yajñā kālena mahatā vibho | saṃjātaiḥ paśubhirbhūyaḥ sasyādairaparairbhuvi

Translation

ஓ வல்லவனே! பெருங்காலம் கடந்தபின் யாகங்கள் மீண்டும் நடைபெறும்; பூமியில் மிருகங்களும், தானிய-பயிர்களும், பிற விளைபொருட்களும் மீண்டும் மிகுதியாக உண்டாகும்.

Word by Word

• भविष्यन्ति: will be / will occur
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices, rites
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• कालेन: by/with time
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• महता: great, vast
• महता: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying) कालेन

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• संजातैः: born, arisen
• संजातैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् पशुभिः

• पशुभिः: with animals
• पशुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• भूयः: again, moreover
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/more)

• सस्यादैः: with crops and the like
• सस्यादैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सस्यस्य आदयः = crops etc.); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• अपरैः: other, additional
• अपरैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् सस्यादैः/पशुभिः (others)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Agni (contextual continuation from 70)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agni/Hutāśana (implied by surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary tableau of the earth becoming fertile again: fields heavy with grain, herds multiplying, and distant sacrificial fires reappearing as dharma returns with time.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma revives with prosperity: when resources return, yajña and sacred duty can flourish again.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context remains the Vahnitīrtha episode in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, though this verse is a forecast about yajña renewal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it anticipates the resumption of yajñas when cattle and crops become plentiful.