Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

आदित्या वसवो विश्वे मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि । गंधर्वा राक्षसा यक्षाः सकिंनरमहोरगाः

Transliteration

ādityā vasavo viśve marutaścāśvināvapi | gaṃdharvā rākṣasā yakṣāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ

Translation

Die Ādityas, die Vasus, die Viśve-devas, die Maruts und auch die beiden Aśvins; Gandharvas, Rākṣasas, Yakṣas, dazu Kiṃnaras und große Schlangen (Nāgas) — sie alle versammelten sich.

Word by Word

• ādityāḥ: Ādityas
• ādityāḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• vasavaḥ: Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• viśve: Viśve (all the gods)
• viśve: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक; devagaṇa-name)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana (Viśve-devāḥ)

• marutaḥ: Maruts
• marutaḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• aśvinau: the Aśvins (twin gods)
• aśvinau: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Dvivacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa-avyaya (also/even)

• gandharvāḥ: Gandharvas
• gandharvāḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• rākṣasāḥ: Rākṣasas
• rākṣasāḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• yakṣāḥ: Yakṣas
• yakṣāḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana

• sa: together with
• sa: Sambandha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (अव्यय; सहार्थक)
• Form: Saha-arthaka avyaya (with/together) used as compound-prefix

• kiṃnara: Kiṃnaras
• kiṃnara: Sambandha (compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, (compound-member)

• mahā: great
• mahā: Sambandha (compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, (compound-member)

• uragāḥ: serpents
• uragāḥ: Karta (enumeration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Bahuvacana; in compound sa-kiṃnara-mahā-uragāḥ

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast gathering: Ādityas, Vasus, Viśve-devas, Maruts, Aśvins, Gandharvas, Rākṣasas, Yakṣas, Kiṃnaras, and Mahoragas—arrayed in distinct groups, each with characteristic forms and insignia.

Characters & Entities

• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Viśve-devas
• Maruts
• Aśvins
• Gandharvas
• Rākṣasas
• Yakṣas
• Kiṃnaras
• Mahoragas (Nāgas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld by a vast, interlinked cosmos of beings—each with a role in the divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse catalogs classes of beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.