Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

देवखाते त्रयो देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । तिष्ठन्ति ऋषिभिः सार्द्धं पितृदेवगणैः सह

Transliteration

devakhāte trayo devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | tiṣṭhanti ṛṣibhiḥ sārddhaṃ pitṛdevagaṇaiḥ saha

Translation

দেবখাতে ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু ও মহেশ্বর—এই তিন দেব ঋষিদের সঙ্গে এবং পিতৃগণ ও দেবগণের সহচর্যে অবস্থান করেন।

Word by Word

• देवखाते: in Devakhāta
• देवखाते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-खात (प्रातिपदिक; देव + खात)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (देवाः इति)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विष्णु + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/abide
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ऋषिभिः: with sages
• ऋषिभिः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha (Association-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’)

• पितृदेवगणैः: with the hosts of Pitṛ-deities
• पितृदेवगणैः: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ-देव-गण (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + देव + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पितॄणां देवगणाः / पितृदेवगणाः)

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (Association-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (prepositional adverb)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devakhāta

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred pool with an unseen but palpable assembly: Brahmā (four-faced) seated on lotus, Viṣṇu with conch/discus, Śiva with trident—appearing above/around the kunda; ṛṣis in meditation; pitṛs in subtle ancestral forms; devas in aerial ranks.

Characters & Entities

• Devakhāta
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Ṛṣis
• Pitṛs
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha becomes supremely sanctifying where the Trimūrti, sages, and Pitṛs are said to be spiritually present—making worship there exceptionally potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devakhāta, praised as a place where Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva are especially present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed in this verse; it establishes the extraordinary divine presence that supports later instructions on worship and offerings.