Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तस्माल्लोकहितार्थाय त्वमुद्गच्छ यथापुरा । अग्निष्टोमादिका यज्ञा वर्तंते येन भूतले

Transliteration

tasmāllokahitārthāya tvamudgaccha yathāpurā | agniṣṭomādikā yajñā vartaṃte yena bhūtale

Translation

“ฉะนั้น เพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่โลก ขอพระองค์ทรงอุทัยดังเดิม เพื่อให้ยัญพิธีอัคนิษโฏมะและยัญอื่น ๆ ดำเนินไปบนแผ่นดิน”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• लोकहितार्थाय: for the welfare of the world
• लोकहितार्थाय: Sampradana (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + हित (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य हितस्य अर्थाय) / ‘for the purpose of the world’s welfare’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उद्गच्छ: rise, come forth
• उद्गच्छ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• पुरा: formerly, as before
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• अग्निष्टोमादिकाः: such as Agniṣṭoma and others
• अग्निष्टोमादिकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्निष्टोम (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘अग्निष्टोम-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुष-समास, तद्धितान्त -क; विशेषण (यज्ञाः)

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वर्तन्ते: take place, proceed
• वर्तन्ते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• येन: by which, whereby
• येन: Karana (Instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/हेतुवाचक (‘by which/whereby’)

• भूतले: on the earth
• भूतले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas to Sūrya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas implore the Sun to rise; in the lower register, priests prepare Agniṣṭoma: altars laid, soma-press ready, waiting for dawn’s signal; the horizon hints at returning light.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Devas
• Agniṣṭoma
• Yajña
• Bhūtala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is sustained through both cosmic order and human ritual; when the Sun rises, sacred duties like yajña can flourish for universal welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, reinforcing the dharmic ecosystem around sacred places, though the tīrtha name is not stated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references Vedic sacrifices—especially Agniṣṭoma—highlighting that yajña-kriyā on earth requires the Sun’s regular course.