Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

विश्वेदेवाश्च मरुतो गंधर्वाप्सरसस्तथा । देवब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव वालखिल्या मरीचिपाः

Transliteration

viśvedevāśca maruto gaṃdharvāpsarasastathā | devabrahmarṣayaścaiva vālakhilyā marīcipāḥ

Translation

وكان الحاضرون أيضًا: الفِشْوِديفات والماروت، والغَنْدهَرْفا والأبساراس؛ ومعهم البراهمَرِشي الإلهيون—وكذلك الفالَخِلْيَات والحكماء يتقدمهم مَرِيچي—قد حضروا جميعًا.

Word by Word

• विश्वेदेवाः: the Viśvedevas (all-gods)
• विश्वेदेवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वेदेव (प्रातिपदिक; विश्वे + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases
• अप्सरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: 'likewise/also')

• देवब्रह्मर्षयः: divine Brahmarṣis
• देवब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; देव + ब्रह्मर्षि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'indeed/just')

• वालखिल्याः: the Vālakhilyas
• वालखिल्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालखिल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मरीचिपाः: followers/sons of Marīci (Marīcipas)
• मरीचिपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचिप (प्रातिपदिक; मरीचि + प)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrative voice

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial court where Viśvedevas, Maruts, Gandharvas, Apsarases, Brahmarṣis, Vālakhilyas, and Marīci’s sage-line stand in ordered tiers, all facing the central sanctified presence of Guha.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvedevas
• Maruts
• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Brahmarṣis
• Vālakhilyas
• Marīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacred events draw together all orders—gods, sages, and celestial beings—signaling universal approval of dharmic leadership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is stated; the verse continues the catalog of attendees at the holy ceremony.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it is descriptive, establishing the sanctity of the occasion through the presence of exalted beings.