Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणगंधवैर्देवैरप्सरसां गणैः । स्तूयमानो मुनिगणैः सत्याशीस्तीर्थकौतुकी

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇagaṃdhavairdevairapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | stūyamāno munigaṇaiḥ satyāśīstīrthakautukī

Translation

Gepriesen von Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, den Göttern und den Scharen der Apsaras, ebenso von den Gruppen der Munis, zog er, dessen Segen unfehlbar ist, in frommer Sehnsucht zum heiligen Furtort (tīrtha) hin.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्ध: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• चारण: Cāraṇas (celestial bards)
• चारण: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• गन्धर्वैः: by Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• देवैः: by gods
• देवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• अप्सरसाम्: of Apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• गणैः: by groups
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/यमान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मुनिगणैः: by groups of sages
• मुनिगणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (munīnāṃ gaṇaiḥ)

• सत्याशीः: whose blessing is true
• सत्याशीः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आशीस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); कर्मधारय (सत्या आशीः)

• तीर्थकौतुकī: eager/curious about the tīrtha
• तीर्थकौतुकī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + कौतुकिन्/कौतुकī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तीर्थे कौतुकम् अस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic ākhyāna voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa to sages in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-tīrtha (Rāma-setu region)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant royal pilgrim-hero advances toward a sea-side tīrtha, surrounded above by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Devas, and Apsarases singing hymns; sages stand on the shore with raised hands in blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha
• Cāraṇa
• Gandharva
• Deva
• Apsaras
• Munigaṇa
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True blessings and spiritual authority naturally draw praise, and sincere eagerness for tīrtha-darśana is itself a dharmic virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-region tīrtha context is foregrounded; the adhyāya proceeds toward Lakṣmī-tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on tīrtha-kautuka—devotional impetus toward sacred pilgrimage.