Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तुष्यंति मुनयः सर्वे ब्रह्माविष्णुः शिवस्तथा । नागाः किंपुरुषा यक्षाः सर्वे तुष्यंति निश्चितम्

Transliteration

tuṣyaṃti munayaḥ sarve brahmāviṣṇuḥ śivastathā | nāgāḥ kiṃpuruṣā yakṣāḥ sarve tuṣyaṃti niścitam

Translation

Alle Weisen und Munis sind erfreut; ebenso Brahmā, Viṣṇu und Śiva. Die Nāgas, Kiṃpuruṣas und Yakṣas—alle sind gewiss erfreut.

Word by Word

• तुष्यन्ति: are satisfied/pleased
• तुष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; are pleased

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण (of मुनयः etc.)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नागाः: Nāgas (serpents)
• नागाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• किंपुरुषाः: Kiṃpuruṣas (mythic beings)
• किंपुरुषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• यक्षाः: Yakṣas
• यक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण (of nāgāḥ etc.)

• तुष्यन्ति: are satisfied/pleased
• तुष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; are pleased

• निश्चितम्: certainly/definitely
• निश्चितम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + चि (धातु) → निश्चित (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative/neuter used adverbially): ‘certainly’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasetu / Dhanuṣkoṭi node

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic cosmic tableau over the Setu shore: sages in meditation, Brahmā-Viṣṇu-Śiva subtly appearing in the sky as approving presences, nāgas emerging from waters, yakṣas as guardians near dunes, kiṃpuruṣas in distant hills/sky—while pilgrims perform quiet rites below.

Characters & Entities

• Munis
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva
• Nāgas
• Kiṃpuruṣas
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True tīrtha-dharma is presented as universally harmonizing—pleasing sages, gods, and multiple orders of beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region context continues—especially Dhanuṣkoṭi/Rāmasetu where the prescribed acts are said to bring universal satisfaction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is added; the verse states the cosmic approval resulting from the practices described in the surrounding verses.