Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सेवितं सर्वदेवैस्तु सिद्धैः साध्यैर्ग्रहैस्तथा । अप्सरोमुनिभिर्दिव्यैर्यक्षैश्च पन्नगैः सदा

Transliteration

sevitaṃ sarvadevaistu siddhaiḥ sādhyairgrahaistathā | apsaromunibhirdivyairyakṣaiśca pannagaiḥ sadā

Translation

وهو مُرتادٌ دائمًا من جميع الآلهة، ومن السِدّهات والسادهيات وكذلك الغراها (Graha)؛ ومن الأبسارات الإلهيات والحكماء، ومن الياكشا والناگا (Nāga) على الدوام.

Word by Word

• सेवितम्: served/worshipped
• सेवितम्: Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वदेवैः: by all the gods
• सर्वदेवैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—सर्वे देवाः (कर्मधारय)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (emphatic/contrast particle)

• सिद्धैः: by the Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• साध्यैः: by the Sādhyas
• साध्यैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ग्रहैः: by the planets/seizers
• ग्रहैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक (also/likewise)

• अप्सरोमुनिभिः: by Apsarases and sages
• अप्सरोमुनिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—अप्सरसः च मुनयः च (द्वन्द्व)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• यक्षैः: by Yakṣas
• यक्षैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• पन्नगैः: by serpents (Nāgas)
• पन्नगैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmakuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous tīrtha bank crowded not by humans but by celestial orders: devas with crowns, siddhas in yogic flight, sādhyas, grahas as radiant planetary deities, apsarases with garlands, sages in meditation, yakṣas as guardians, and nāgas rising from waters.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Siddhas
• Sādhyas
• Grahas
• Apsarases
• Munis
• Yakṣas
• Nāgas (Pannagas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A mahā-tīrtha is portrayed as cosmically recognized—visited by divine and semi-divine orders—underscoring its exceptional sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The described tīrtha in the eastern quarter of Prabhāsa—contextually Brahmakuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s continual divine attendance.