Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

विद्याधरा योगसिद्धाः पुलस्त्यपुलहादयः । पितरः कश्यपोऽत्रिश्च मरीचिर्भृगुरंगिराः

Transliteration

vidyādharā yogasiddhāḥ pulastyapulahādayaḥ | pitaraḥ kaśyapo'triśca marīcirbhṛguraṃgirāḥ

Translation

সেখানে বিদ্যাধরগণ, যোগসিদ্ধগণ, পুলস্ত্য-পুলহ প্রভৃতি; পিতৃগণ; কশ্যপ ও অত্রি; এবং মরীচি, ভৃগু ও অঙ্গিরাও সমবেত হলেন।

Word by Word

• विद्याधराः: Vidyādharas
• विद्याधराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक; विद्या + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• योगसिद्धाः: those perfected in yoga (yoga-siddhas)
• योगसिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगसिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; योग + सिद्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुलस्त्यपुलहादयः: Pulastya, Pulaha and others
• पुलस्त्यपुलहादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य + पुलह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समाहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’समासान्त (etc.)

• पितरः: the Pitṛs (ancestors)
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कश्यपः: Kaśyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मरीचिः: Marīci
• मरीचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरीचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu
• भृगुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अंगिराः: Aṅgiras
• अंगिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंगिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (ऋषिनाम-विशेषरूप)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrative voice

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mixed assembly: Vidyādharas hovering with garlands, yogasiddhas seated in meditation, and great ṛṣis—Pulastya, Pulaha, Kaśyapa, Atri, Marīci, Bhṛgu, Aṅgiras—standing with staffs and waterpots; Pitṛs appear as luminous ancestral forms receiving respect.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyādharas
• Yogasiddhas
• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Pitṛs
• Kaśyapa
• Atri
• Marīci
• Bhṛgu
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual authority is confirmed across traditions—yoga-siddhas, pitṛs, and Vedic seers collectively witness and uphold the sacred act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No geographic tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the breadth of spiritual lineages present.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it continues the ceremonial attendance list, implying a grand rite worthy of such witnesses.