Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वा देवाश्च परमर्षयः । नावसन्दिवि संचारं लभेरंस्तेजसा तव

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇagandharvā devāśca paramarṣayaḥ | nāvasandivi saṃcāraṃ labheraṃstejasā tava

Translation

Wegen Deines lodernden Glanzes könnten Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, die Götter und die höchsten Weisen sich nicht mehr am Himmel bewegen.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध: Siddhas
• सिद्ध: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘सिद्ध’ (divine perfected beings)

• चारण: Cāraṇas
• चारण: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘cāraṇa’ (celestial bards)

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परमर्षयः: supreme sages
• परमर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘परमाः ऋषयः’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• अवसन्दिवि: in the interval/space
• अवसन्दिवि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवसन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अवसन्धि’ (gap/interval/space)

• संचारम्: movement, passage
• संचारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• लभेरन्: could obtain
• लभेरन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तेजसा: by (your) radiance
• तेजसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

Speaker

One of the two petitioners/devotees (continuing the plea regarding Śiva’s tejas; exact identity not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blazing column/hill of light identified with Arunachala; siddhas, cāraṇas, gandharvas, devas, and ṛṣis hover in the sky shielding their eyes, unable to traverse the heavens due to the overwhelming radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Devas
• Paramarṣis
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s power pervades all realms; even celestial beings depend on divine restraint for harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, where Śiva’s manifestation is portrayed as affecting heaven itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction; the verse supports a theological request for moderation of tejas.