Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवाः सर्वे शक्रपुरोगमाः । परं दौःस्थ्यं समापन्ना यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः

Transliteration

etasminnantare devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ | paraṃ dauḥsthyaṃ samāpannā yajñabhāgavivarjitāḥ

Translation

اسی دوران شکر کی قیادت میں تمام دیوتا سخت مصیبت میں پڑ گئے، کیونکہ وہ یَجْن کے حصّوں سے محروم کر دیے گئے تھے۔

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• अन्तरे: in the interval, meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; स्थान/कालवाचक

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (देवाः)

• शक्रपुरोगमाः: with Indra as their leader
• शक्रपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य पुरोगमाः) / ‘having Indra in front’

• परम्: great, extreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (दौःस्थ्यम्)

• दौःस्थ्यम्: distress, misery
• दौःस्थ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौःस्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• समापन्नाः: having fallen into, having reached
• समापन्नाः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु) → समापन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: deprived of their share in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागविवर्जिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यज्ञभागेन विवर्जिताः) / ‘deprived of sacrificial share’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually Sūta-like narration within Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dimmed, unsettled cosmos: Indra and the devas, their faces wan and anxious, gather in a shadowed celestial court, empty yajña-altars behind them, signifying loss of sacrificial portions and divine vigor.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Śakra (Indra)
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña is portrayed as a link between humans and devas; when dharmic rites cease, cosmic harmony and divine sustenance are also affected.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it frames the broader tīrtha narrative by showing cosmic consequences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The concept of yajña-bhāga (offerings/portions due to the gods) is referenced, implying the importance of maintaining sacrificial rites.