Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तथा जगुर्नारदतुंबुरादयो गंधर्वयक्षाः सुरसिद्ध संघाः । संसेवमानाः परमात्मरूपं नारायणं देवमगाधबोधम्

Transliteration

tathā jagurnāradatuṃburādayo gaṃdharvayakṣāḥ surasiddha saṃghāḥ | saṃsevamānāḥ paramātmarūpaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ devamagādhabodham

Translation

وكذلك أنشد نارادا وتومبورو وغيرهما من الغندهرفا والياكشا، ومعهم جماعات الآلهة والسِّدْها، ترانيمَ الثناء، وهم يخدمون نارايانا بخشوع—الربّ الذي صورته هي الذاتُ العليا، والذي حكمته لا تُدرك أغوارها.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/अनुकरण-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise’)

• jaguḥ: they sang
• jaguḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• nārada-tuṃburu-ādayaḥ: Nārada, Tuṃburu and others
• nārada-tuṃburu-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक) + tuṃburu (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः (नामसमूह: ‘Nārada, Tuṃburu and others’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• gaṃdharva-yakṣāḥ: Gandharvas and Yakṣas
• gaṃdharva-yakṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃdharva (प्रातिपदिक) + yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sura-siddha-saṃghāḥ: assemblies of Suras and Siddhas
• sura-siddha-saṃghāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुरसिद्धानां संघाः = ‘assemblies of gods and siddhas’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saṃsevamānāḥ: serving, attending upon
• saṃsevamānāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + sev (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), परस्मैपद-धातु; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (active participle)

• paramātma-rūpam: having the form of the Supreme Self
• paramātma-rūpam: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (परमात्मनः रूपम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (nārāyaṇam)

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to nārāyaṇam

• agādha-bodham: of unfathomable wisdom
• agādha-bodham: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agādha (प्रातिपदिक) + bodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (अगाधः बोधः यस्य/अगाधबोधः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (devam/nārāyaṇam)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred region

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada and Tumburu lead a reverent chorus; gandharvas, yakṣas, devas, and siddhas gather in orderly devotion before Nārāyaṇa, whose presence is calm, vast, and self-luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Tumburu
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Siddhas
• Nārāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even celestial beings honor the Supreme Reality by praise and service, teaching devotion (bhakti) and reverent attendance upon the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa, aligning the narrative with Kedāra’s sacred setting and its devotional atmosphere, though this specific line is a cosmic hymn rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on stuti (hymnic praise) and sevā (devotional attendance).