Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सनन्दनादिभिश्चान्यैः सेव्यमानो मुनीश्वरैः । सुपर्ववृन्दजुष्टेन स्तूयमानो बिडौजसा

Transliteration

sanandanādibhiścānyaiḥ sevyamāno munīśvaraiḥ | suparvavṛndajuṣṭena stūyamāno biḍaujasā

Translation

Von Sanandana und anderen erhabenen Weisen bedient und von Scharen hochstehender Himmelswesen begleitet, wurde er unablässig von den mächtigen göttlichen Wesen gepriesen.

Word by Word

• सनन्दनादिभिः: by Sanandana and others
• सनन्दनादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनन्दन + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—सनन्दनः आदिः येषां ते (आदि-तत्पुरुष/समाहार)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यैः: by other (ones)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सेव्यमानः: being served
• सेव्यमानः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘सेव्यमान’

• मुनीश्वरैः: by lordly sages
• मुनीश्वरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—मुनीनां ईश्वराः

• सुपर्ववृन्दजुष्टेन: by the group of Suparvans (celestials) who attended/served
• सुपर्ववृन्दजुष्टेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपर्व + वृन्द + जुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—(सुपर्वाणां) वृन्देन जुष्टः (बहु-तत्पुरुष-समास)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शानच् (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि

• बिडौजसा: by Indra (Biḍaujas)
• बिडौजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिडौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (assembly of sages at Naimiṣāraṇya—standard Sūta frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanandana and other sages in the foreground offering reverent service; behind them, clustered celestial beings in layered rows, hands in añjali, some holding garlands and instruments, all facing Brahmā as hymns rise like visible waves.

Characters & Entities

• Sanandana
• Munis (sages)
• Celestial hosts (suparva-vṛnda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence (stuti) and service (sevā) offered by the wise establish auspiciousness and reinforce dharmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse continues the Satyaloka assembly description that frames later tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; praise and service are presented as devotional virtues.