Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

गंधर्वसंघैर्विविधैः किंनरैश्च सुशोभनैः । बंदिभिः स्तूयमाना च वीरकांस्यधरा स्थिता

Transliteration

gaṃdharvasaṃghairvividhaiḥ kiṃnaraiśca suśobhanaiḥ | baṃdibhiḥ stūyamānā ca vīrakāṃsyadharā sthitā

Translation

Umgeben von mannigfachen Scharen der Gandharvas und von prächtigen Kiṃnaras, und von Hofsängern gepriesen, stand sie dort, getragen vom heldenhaften, weithin tönenden Klang bronzener Instrumente.

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वसंघैः: by groups of Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वसंघैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् गन्धर्वसंघैः प्रति

• किंनरैः: by Kinnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.)

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

• सुशोभनैः: very splendid
• सुशोभनैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुशोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् किंनरैः (तथा गन्धर्वसंघैः) प्रति

• बन्दिभिः: by bards/panegyrists
• बन्दिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (pl.)

• स्तूयमाना: being praised
• स्तूयमाना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/nom.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् देवी प्रति

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

• वीरकांस्यधरा: wearing heroic bronze (ornaments/armour)
• वीरकांस्यधरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/nom.), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् देवी प्रति

• स्थिता: stood/was situated
• स्थिता: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (1st/nom.), एकवचन (sg.); क्रियार्थे (finite sense)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess stands amid a radiant crowd: Gandharva ensembles and splendid Kiṃnaras encircle her; court-bards chant praises while bronze instruments thunder with heroic resonance, turning the svayaṃvara into a sonic coronation.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Kiṃnaras
• Bandins (bards)
• Pārvatī (implied as 'she')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise (stuti) and sacred music are presented as natural offerings in divine contexts, reinforcing devotion through sound and celebration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse depicts a celestial courtly assembly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it implies devotional praise and musical offering.