Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
Devanagari script
अमृतार्थं पुरा देवैर्मथितः कलशोदधिः । मन्थानं मन्दरं कृत्वा नेत्रं कृत्वा तु वासुकिम्
Transliteration
amṛtārthaṃ purā devairmathitaḥ kalaśodadhiḥ | manthānaṃ mandaraṃ kṛtvā netraṃ kṛtvā tu vāsukim
Translation
กาลก่อน เพื่อให้ได้อมฤต เหล่าเทพได้กวนสมุทรกัลศะ โดยให้เขามันทระเป็นแกนกวน และให้วาสุกีเป็นเชือกกวน
Word by Word
अमृतार्थम्for the sake of nectar
अमृतार्थम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अमृतस्य अर्थः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (purpose)
पुराformerly, in ancient times
पुरा:
Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन
मथितःwas churned
मथितः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘मथितः’ = ‘was churned’
कलशोदधिःthe ocean (like a pot), i.e., the ocean
कलशोदधिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकलश + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कलशः इव उदधिः)
मन्थानम्the churning-rod
मन्थानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
मन्दरम्Mandara (mountain)
मन्दरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)
नेत्रम्the rope (lit. leader/guide)
नेत्रम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वय-समुच्चयार्थ
वासुकिम्Vāsuki (the serpent)
वासुकिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवासुकि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
Speaker
Viśvāmitra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Devas begin churning the ocean for nectar: Mandara as the churning staff, Vāsuki as the rope, the ocean heaving with foam and emerging wonders.
Characters & Entities
V
ViśvāmitraD
DevasK
Kalaśodadhi (Ocean)M
MandaraV
VāsukiA
AmṛtaFAQs
Purāṇas ground later rules and meanings in cosmic events, linking everyday practice to sacred mythic history.
The immediate verse pivots to Samudra-manthana; the chapter context remains Śaṃkhatīrtha-māhātmya.
None here; it introduces the mythic background that will explain the stated doṣa and proper conduct.