Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ऋषिभिः सिद्धयक्षा दिसुरपन्नगमानवैः । प्रणम्यांघ्रियुगा तेभ्यो ददाति मनसेप्सितम्

Transliteration

ṛṣibhiḥ siddhayakṣā disurapannagamānavaiḥ | praṇamyāṃghriyugā tebhyo dadāti manasepsitam

Translation

Rishis, Siddhas, Yakṣas, Götter, Nāgas und Menschen verneigen sich vor ihren beiden Füßen; ihnen gewährt sie, wonach der Geist verlangt.

Word by Word

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता-सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्ध-यक्ष-आदि-सुर-पन्नग-मानवैः: by Siddhas, Yakṣas, etc., gods, serpents, and humans
• सिद्ध-यक्ष-आदि-सुर-पन्नग-मानवैः: Kartr (Agent in passive sense/कर्ता-सहचर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक) + मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative list: 'Siddhas, Yakṣas, etc., gods, serpents, and humans')

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र+नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): प्र+√नम् 'having bowed'

• अङ्घ्रि-युगा: (her) pair of feet
• अङ्घ्रि-युगा: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्घ्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास ('pair of feet'); (पाठभेद: अङ्घ्रियुगं अपेक्षितम्)

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (इष्-धातु, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ('desired')

Speaker

Narrator within the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya context (exact speaker not stated in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand assembly of sages, celestial beings, nāgas, and humans prostrate before the Devī’s feet; streams of light flow from her feet as boons, symbolizing fulfillment of heartfelt aspirations.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Yakṣas
• Devas
• Pannagas (Nāgas)
• Humans
• Śrīmātā/Kumārī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility at the divine feet opens the path to grace; the Goddess responds to sincere longing aligned with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred precinct is implied as a meeting-ground of many beings who revere the presiding Devī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of praṇāma (bowing) at the Goddess’s feet is highlighted as the devotional practice.