Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

तत्रैव ते सर्वगणैः समेता निवासितास्तेन हिमाद्रिणा स्वयम् । सेंद्राः सुरा यक्षपिशाचरक्षसां गन्धर्वविद्याप्सरसां समूहाः

Transliteration

tatraiva te sarvagaṇaiḥ sametā nivāsitāstena himādriṇā svayam | seṃdrāḥ surā yakṣapiśācarakṣasāṃ gandharvavidyāpsarasāṃ samūhāḥ

Translation

هناك بعينه اجتمعت تلك الجموع مع جميع حواشيها، فأقامها هيمادري (جبال الهيمالايا) بنفسه؛ فحضرت الآلهة مع إندرا، وجماعات لا تُحصى من الياكشا والبيشاشا والراكشاسا والغندهرفا والڤيديا دهارا والأبسارا.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• एव: indeed / right there
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• सर्वगणैः: with all the groups
• सर्वगणैः: Saha/Karaṇa (Association/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वगण (प्रातिपदिक) [सर्व + गण]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे गणाः)

• समेताः: assembled / gathered
• समेताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (te इत्यस्य)

• निवासिताः: were settled / were made to reside
• निवासिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-वास् (धातु) [णिच् causative]
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थ (having been made to dwell)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• हिमाद्रिणा: by Himādri (the snowy mountain)
• हिमाद्रिणा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमाद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) [हिम + अद्रि]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (हिमस्य अद्रिः)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta-nirdeśa/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः/स्वतः (reflexive emphatic adverb)

• सेंद्राः: together with Indra
• सेंद्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (इन्द्रसहिताः)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• यक्षपिशाचरक्षसाम्: of yakṣas, piśācas, and rākṣasas
• यक्षपिशाचरक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + पिशाच + रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार/इतरेतर); षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; 'of yakṣas, piśācas, and rākṣasas'

• गन्धर्वविद्याप्सरसाम्: of gandharvas, vidyādharas, and apsarases
• गन्धर्वविद्याप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व + विद्याधर + अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; 'of gandharvas, vidyādharas, and apsarases'

• समूहाः: groups / multitudes
• समूहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समूह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced; explicit speaker appears at 25.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedārakṣetra within Himādri

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial congregation in the Himalayas: Indra with devas, yakṣas, piśācas, rākṣasas, gandharvas, vidyādharas, and apsarases arranged in distinct clusters across terraces of the mountain; Himādri appears as a crowned mountain-personality presiding, while newly built abodes dot the slopes.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri (Himalaya)
• Indra
• Devas
• Yakṣas
• Piśācas
• Rākṣasas
• Gandharvas
• Vidyādharas
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred place draws all orders of beings; holiness is portrayed as a cosmic convergence around dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra/Himālaya sacred region where divine hosts are welcomed and established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the focus is on the sanctity and hospitality of Himālaya toward divine visitors.