Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

अग्निष्टोमादिका यज्ञास्त्वयि सर्वे प्रतिष्ठिताः । अथ सर्वाणि भूतानि जीवंति तव संश्रयात्

Transliteration

agniṣṭomādikā yajñāstvayi sarve pratiṣṭhitāḥ | atha sarvāṇi bhūtāni jīvaṃti tava saṃśrayāt

Translation

“阿耆尼湿多摩等一切祭祀皆以你为依止。确然，众生皆凭你的护佑而得生存。”

Word by Word

• अग्निष्टोमादिकाः: such as Agniṣṭoma, etc.
• अग्निष्टोमादिकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्निष्टोम + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; यज्ञाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः—अग्निष्टोम-आदिक (agniṣṭoma etc.)

• यज्ञाः: sacrifices
• यज्ञाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• त्वयि: in you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; यज्ञाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• प्रतिष्ठिताः: are established
• प्रतिष्ठिताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः प्रति-

• अथ: then; moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), अनन्तर/प्रसङ्गार्थे (then/and further)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; भूतानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• भूतानि: beings
• भूतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• जीवन्ति: live
• जीवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• संश्रयात्: from reliance (on you)
• संश्रयात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + श्रि (धातु) → संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (because of dependence)

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand yajña scene labeled by implication as Agniṣṭoma: priests around a vedi, Agni blazing, offerings rising; behind them, diverse beings (humans, animals, birds) depicted as thriving under Agni’s protection.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Agniṣṭoma-yajña
• Bhūtas (beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fire is the indispensable medium of sacrificial dharma and a symbol of life-supporting energy; honoring it upholds both worship and worldly wellbeing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context is Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, but this verse itself does not identify a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references Agniṣṭoma and other yajñas generally, affirming their dependence on Agni without detailing procedure.