Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

पर्यंतपर्वतै सार्द्धं चेरुराकाशमार्गगाः । नगरेषु च राष्ट्रेषु ग्रामेषु च वनेषु च

Transliteration

paryaṃtaparvatai sārddhaṃ cerurākāśamārgagāḥ | nagareṣu ca rāṣṭreṣu grāmeṣu ca vaneṣu ca

Translation

Zusammen mit den angrenzenden Gebirgszügen zogen sie auf den Pfaden des Himmels dahin — über Städte und Reiche, über Dörfer und auch über Wälder.

Word by Word

• पर्यन्त: bordering, surrounding
• पर्यन्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पूर्वपद (as prior member), ‘bordering/adjacent’ अर्थे

• पर्वतैः: with mountains
• पर्वतैः: Sahakarana (Instrument/सहकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (adverb meaning ‘together with’)

• चेरुः: moved/wandered
• चेरुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आकाश: of the sky
• आकाश: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• मार्ग: path
• मार्ग: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• गाः: going along
• गाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग (प्रातिपदिक; from गम्/गā ‘going’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• नगरेषु: in cities
• नगरेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• राष्ट्रेषु: in kingdoms/regions
• राष्ट्रेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ग्रामेषु: in villages
• ग्रामेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: null

Type: null

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Winged mountain ranges glide through the sky, casting shadows over cities and forests; people below look up in alarm as the landscape itself travels.

Characters & Entities

• Mountains (Parvatāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When natural order is disturbed, social and ritual order also suffers—hence the need for cosmic correction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the larger Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha-etiology.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.