Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

मुंचमुंच सुरज्येष्ठे देवनेत्राणि संप्रति । नोचेन्नाशः समस्तस्य लोकस्यास्य भविष्यति

Transliteration

muṃcamuṃca surajyeṣṭhe devanetrāṇi saṃprati | nocennāśaḥ samastasya lokasyāsya bhaviṣyati

Translation

‘โปรดปล่อยเถิด ปล่อยเดี๋ยวนี้ โอ้ผู้เป็นพี่ใหญ่ในหมู่เทพ—ดวงเนตรทิพย์เหล่านั้น! มิฉะนั้น ความพินาศแห่งโลกทั้งมวลนี้จักบังเกิด’

Word by Word

• मुञ्च: release/let go
• मुञ्च: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मुञ्च: release (again)
• मुञ्च: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• सुरज्येष्ठे: O eldest among the gods
• सुरज्येष्ठे: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः (Vocative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां ज्येष्ठा)

• देवनेत्राणि: the eyes of the gods
• देवनेत्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां नेत्राणि)

• सम्प्रति: now/at present
• सम्प्रति: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (temporal adverb)

• नोचेत्: if not
• नोचेत्: Condition marker (शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न + उचेत् (अव्यय-प्रयोगः)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-शर्तार्थकः (conditional particle: if not)

• नाशः: destruction
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• समस्तस्य: of the entire
• समस्तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• लोकस्य: of the world
• लोकस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• भविष्यति: will be/happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Deva-muni (divine sage) addressing the Goddess (Sureśvarī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sureśvarī (Devī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close scene of urgent prayer: the sage, trembling, hands raised, implores the radiant Goddess to ‘release’ the divine eyes; behind him gaṇas watch anxiously, while the sky shows signs of impending ruin.

Characters & Entities

• Sureśvarī (Devī)
• Deva-netra (divine eyes)
• World (Loka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic welfare depends on divine restraint and compassion; sacred power must be wielded for protection, not harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it supports a larger tīrtha-mahātmya account connected with Śaiva sacred memory (Tryambaka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a dramatic plea within the mythic narrative.