Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवं तेन कृता पृथ्वी सर्वक्षत्त्रविवर्जिता । त्रिःसप्तवारं विप्रेंद्रा द्विजेभ्यश्च निवेदिता

Transliteration

evaṃ tena kṛtā pṛthvī sarvakṣattravivarjitā | triḥsaptavāraṃ vipreṃdrā dvijebhyaśca niveditā

Translation

یوں اس کے ہاتھوں زمین تمام کشتریوں سے خالی کر دی گئی؛ اور اے برہمنوں کے سردار، وہ زمین دو بار جنم لینے والوں (دِوِجوں) کو بار بار—اکیس مرتبہ—پیش کی گئی۔

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय; manner adverb

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• कृता: made / rendered
• कृता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past passive participle feminine nominative singular

• पृथ्वी: the earth
• पृथ्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• सर्वक्षत्त्रविवर्जिता: devoid of all kṣatra (kṣatriyas)
• सर्वक्षत्त्रविवर्जिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + क्षत्त्र + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; adjective qualifying 'पृथ्वी' (P.P.P. sense: 'devoid of')

• त्रिः: thrice
• त्रिः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्या-अव्यय; multiplicative adverb

• सप्तवारम्: seven times
• सप्तवारम्: Kriya-visheshana (Measure/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; accusative singular used adverbially (measure)

• विप्रेन्द्राः: O best of brāhmaṇas / brāhmaṇa-lords
• विप्रेन्द्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; nominative plural

• द्विजेभ्यः: to the twice-born
• द्विजेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), बहुवचन; dative plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• निवेदिता: was presented / offered
• निवेदिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु) → निवेदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past passive participle feminine nominative singular

Speaker

Sūta (implied narrative voice, addressing a brāhmaṇa audience)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic, panoramic depiction: Paraśurāma stands with axe and ritual vessel as the earth itself is offered—repeatedly—to assemblies of dvijas; the number ‘21’ is shown through repeated panels or a garland of twenty-one emblems.

Characters & Entities

• dvija
• vipra
• pṛthvī
• kṣatriya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text emphasizes the gravity of adharma in rulership and the ideal of restoring a dharmic order through repeated acts of renunciation and gifting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse is part of the broader etiological-historical frame used within tīrtha-mahātmyas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The repeated ‘nivedana’/presentation (dāna motif) of the earth to dvijas is stated; no procedural details are given.