Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

न स्वर्गे विद्यते वासो मानुषाणां कथंचन । एतस्मात्कारणात्तुभ्यं मया ब्रह्मन्समर्पिता

Transliteration

na svarge vidyate vāso mānuṣāṇāṃ kathaṃcana | etasmātkāraṇāttubhyaṃ mayā brahmansamarpitā

Translation

Con người tuyệt nhiên không có chỗ cư trú nơi cõi trời. Vì lẽ ấy, hỡi Bà-la-môn, ta đã phó thác nàng cho ngài.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• वासः: dwelling, residence
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• मानुषाणाम्: of humans
• मानुषाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• कथंचन: in any way, at all
• कथंचन: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीति-वाचक (adverb: in any way)

• एतस्मात्: from this
• एतस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• कारणात्: from the reason; because
• कारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• समर्पिता: offered, handed over
• समर्पिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (having been offered)

Speaker

Rambhā (addressing Jābāli)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial woman (Rambhā) speaks with a Brahmin-sage, solemnly entrusting a maiden; the gods’ city glimmers in the background, while the sage stands grounded and contemplative.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Jābāli (Brahman)
• Svarga (heaven)
• Humans (mānuṣāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Each being must live within its proper realm and dharma; responsibility is fulfilled by entrusting dependents to rightful guardians in the human world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, though it speaks generally about svarga and the human condition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states a doctrinal point and a practical act of entrustment (samarpana).