Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

समुद्राः क्षोभमग मंस्तस्मिन्काले द्विजोत्तम

Transliteration

samudrāḥ kṣobhamaga maṃstasminkāle dvijottama

Translation

ในกาลนั้น โอ้ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ มหาสมุทรทั้งหลายปั่นป่วนเดือดพล่าน เกิดความโกลาหลสั่นสะเทือน

Word by Word

• समुद्राः: the oceans
• समुद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• क्षोभम्: agitation
• क्षोभम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अगमन्: went into/underwent
• अगमन्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तस्मिन्: at that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• द्विज-उत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-उत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (उत्तमः द्विजः)

Speaker

Narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa listener (within Brahma–Nārada Saṃvāda frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A churning ocean with towering waves, sea-creatures surfacing, horizon dark; a sage addressed as ‘dvijottama’ in the foreground listening to the narration.

Characters & Entities

• Samudras (oceans)
• Dvijottama (brāhmaṇa addressee)
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic stability is tied to dharmic order; when it falters, even the oceans reflect the upheaval.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya in Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a descriptive portent within the narrative.