Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तस्य दक्षिणतो भाति दण्डो गच्छञ्छ्रिया वृतः । भृग्वंगिरोभिः सहितो देवैरप्य भिपूजितः

Transliteration

tasya dakṣiṇato bhāti daṇḍo gacchañchriyā vṛtaḥ | bhṛgvaṃgirobhiḥ sahito devairapya bhipūjitaḥ

Translation

وعن يمينه كان العصا (daṇḍa) يلمع وهو يمضي، محاطًا بالبهاء؛ ومعه بهṛگو (Bhṛgu) وأنْگيرَس (Aṅgiras)، ومكرَّمًا حتى من الآلهة.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessive/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम

• दक्षिणतः: to the right
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतः (अव्यय)
• Form: दिशावाचक अव्यय (adverb: on the right side)

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• दण्डः: staff/rod
• दण्डः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• गच्छन्: going/moving
• गच्छन्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Present active participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• श्रिया: with splendor
• श्रिया: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• वृतः: surrounded/covered
• वृतः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Past passive participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• भृग्वंगिरोभिः: by Bhṛgus and Aṅgirases
• भृग्वंगिरोभिः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु + अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom, Singular)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• अभिपूजितः: honored/worshipped
• अभिपूजितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Past passive participle, Masculine, Nom, Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shining staff moves like a living emblem, wrapped in splendor; Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras walk beside it, while devas bow in reverence as the procession advances.

Characters & Entities

• Daṇḍa (Staff)
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and discipline (daṇḍa) are portrayed as luminous and venerable—revered by sages and gods alike.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the emphasis is on the sanctity of dharmic authority within the divine host.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a praise-description of sacred symbols and their honor.