Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

एवं महोत्सवो जज्ञे तत्र यावद्दिनाष्टकम् । यादवानां कुरूणां च मिलितानां परस्परम्

Transliteration

evaṃ mahotsavo jajñe tatra yāvaddināṣṭakam | yādavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca militānāṃ parasparam

Translation

如是，那处兴起盛大庆典，延续八日；雅度婆与俱卢两族相会相聚，彼此和睦亲善。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• महोत्सवः: great festival
• महोत्सवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोत्सव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + उत्सव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• जज्ञे: arose / took place
• जज्ञे: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb: “there”)

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-सूचक (correlative: “as long as / until”)

• दिनाष्टकम्: a period of eight days
• दिनाष्टकम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्विगु-समास; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक

• यादवानाम्: of the Yādavas
• यादवानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• मिलितानाम्: of those assembled
• मिलितानाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मिलित (कृदन्त; √मिल्/मिल् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (यादवानाम्/कुरूणाम्)

• परस्परम्: mutually / with one another
• परस्परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्परम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्पर-भाववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (reciprocal adverb: “mutually”)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast tīrtha-ground filled with pavilions and banners; Yādavas and Kurus meet without enmity, exchanging garlands and gifts; eight-day festival atmosphere with lamps, music, and ritual bathing nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Yādavas
• Kurus
• eight-day festival (dināṣṭaka)
• Dvāravatī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places foster dharmic unity—communities and lineages gather in harmony, extending sanctity into social order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) remains the implied location where the eight-day mahotsava occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse notes an eight-day mahotsava (great festival), indicating extended auspicious observance rather than a single ritual act.