Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तत्राजग्मुर्नारदाद्याः सनकाद्या सुरर्षयः । इन्द्रादयश्च लोकेशास्तथाब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः

Transliteration

tatrājagmurnāradādyāḥ sanakādyā surarṣayaḥ | indrādayaśca lokeśāstathābrahmarṣayo'malāḥ

Translation

Dorthin kamen Nārada und andere, die göttlichen Weisen, beginnend mit Sanaka; ebenso Indra und die übrigen Welthüter, dazu die makellosen Brahmarishis.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• ājagmuḥ: came
• ājagmuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम्/गमन) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ

• nārada-ādyāḥ: Nārada and others
• nārada-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तदादि-समास (Nārada and others)

• sanaka-ādyāḥ: Sanaka and others
• sanaka-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanaka (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तदादि-समास (Sanaka and others)

• sura-rṣayaḥ: divine sages
• sura-rṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (divine sages)

• indra-ādayaḥ: Indra and others
• indra-ādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तदादि-समास (Indra and others)

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

• loka-īśāḥ: lords of the worlds
• loka-īśāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lords of the worlds)

• tathā: likewise, also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• brahma-rṣayaḥ: great sages (brahmarṣis)
• brahma-rṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (Brahma-sages / great sages)

• amalāḥ: pure, spotless
• amalāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/compilers’ narrative voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand semicircular gathering: Nārada with vīṇā, Sanaka and other kumāras serene and youthful, Indra and lokapālas in regal armor; brahmarṣis with matted locks and white garments enter, hands raised in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sanaka
• Indra
• Lokapālas
• Brahmarṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sacredness draws both heavenly rulers and realized sages, showing the unity of devotion across cosmic ranks.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; it focuses on the convergence of devas and sages at the sacred event.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, portraying attendance and sanctity rather than a prescribed rite.