Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

पुरंदरश्च देवेंद्रो वरुणो धनदस्तथा । महादेवः सहोमोऽत्र सदा गच्छति सर्वदः

Transliteration

puraṃdaraśca deveṃdro varuṇo dhanadastathā | mahādevaḥ sahomo'tra sadā gacchati sarvadaḥ

Translation

هنا يجيء على الدوام إندرا قاصمُ الحصون، وفارونا (Varuṇa)، وكوبيرا (Kubera) ربُّ الثروة؛ ويجيء أيضًا مهاديڤا (Mahādeva) مع سوما (Soma)، يتحرّك هنا أبدًا، واهبًا جميع العطايا.

Word by Word

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

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

• देवेन्द्रः: Devendra (lord of the gods)
• देवेन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: देवानाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• धनदः: Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कुबेरस्य नाम

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (connector)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समास: महान् देवः (कर्मधारय)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (prepositional indeclinable) — “together with” (usually with तृतीया)

• उमया: with Umā
• उमया: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पदच्छेद: सह + उमया + अत्र

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place) — “here”

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time) — “always”

• गच्छति: goes, proceeds
• गच्छति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वदः: the giver of all
• सर्वदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: सर्वं ददाति इति — “giver of all”

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) [deduced]

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand divine procession entering a sacred forest: Indra with vajra and elephant, Varuṇa with pāśa and makara emblem, Kubera with treasure and attendants; at the center Mahādeva radiant with crescent moon and Soma beside/within his iconography, blessing devotees with open palm (varada-mudrā).

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Purandara)
• Varuṇa
• Kubera (Dhanada)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest sanctity is marked by the constant presence of devas, especially Śiva, who is portrayed as the universal bestower.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is glorified as a place frequently visited by Indra, Varuṇa, Kubera, and Śiva with Soma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the implication is that worship and pilgrimage here readily yield blessings (sarvada).