Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ऋषिभिः सिद्धगंधर्वैः समाक्रांतोचितासना । ससुखा सा सभा ब्रह्मन्न शीता न च घर्म्मदा

Transliteration

ṛṣibhiḥ siddhagaṃdharvaiḥ samākrāṃtocitāsanā | sasukhā sā sabhā brahmanna śītā na ca gharmmadā

Translation

Von Ṛṣis, Siddhas und Gandharvas erfüllt, und alle passenden Sitze besetzt, war jene Versammlung, o Brahmane, voll sanfter Wonne; weder Kälte noch Hitze bedrängte sie.

Word by Word

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सिद्धगन्धर्वैः: by Siddhas and Gandharvas
• सिद्धगन्धर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; द्वन्द्वसमास (सिद्धाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च)

• समाक्रान्त: occupied, filled
• समाक्रान्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-क्रम् (धातु) → समाक्रान्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुं? (सन्दर्भे स्त्रीलिङ्गे ‘सभा’ विशेषणत्वात् स्त्रीलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रथमा अर्थे), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त — Past passive participle; agreeing with ‘सभा’ (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• उचित: proper, fitting
• उचित: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; √उच्/उच्? ‘योग्य’ अर्थे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘आसना’ विशेषण

• आसना: seats
• आसना: Adhikarana/Descriptive (स्थानवाचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (समूहवाचक) — Neuter, Nominative (1st), Plural; ‘उचित’ विशेष्य

• स-सुखा: pleasant, comfortable
• स-सुखा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष (सुखेन सह/युक्ता)

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• सभा: assembly hall
• सभा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negative particle

• शीता: cold
• शीता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘सभा’ विशेषण

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negative particle

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction

• घर्मदा: heat-giving, hot
• घर्मदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘सभा’ विशेषण; ‘घर्मं ददाति’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brahman (addressed: ‘brahmann’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast, serene celestial assembly hall filled with ṛṣis, siddhas, and gandharvas seated in orderly rows; the atmosphere is gentle, neither wintry nor scorching, suggesting a perfected, sattvic climate.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Brahman (addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine realm is depicted as harmonious and free from dualities like heat and cold, symbolizing transcendence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it describes a celestial sabhā rather than a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.