Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अन्ये च शतशस्तत्र मुनयो वेदपारगाः । तत्राद्भुतं महादेवो दर्शयामास भारत

Transliteration

anye ca śataśastatra munayo vedapāragāḥ | tatrādbhutaṃ mahādevo darśayāmāsa bhārata

Translation

Und dort waren auch Hunderte anderer Weiser, Munis, die in den Veden vollkommen bewandert waren. Dort, o Bhārata, offenbarte Mahādeva ein wunderbares Wunderzeichen.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मुनयः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शतशः: by hundreds
• शतशः: Adverbial (Kriya-viseshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (in hundreds, by hundreds)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मुनयः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य पारगाः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• अद्भुतम्: a wonder, marvel
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्म)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• दर्शयामास: showed, displayed
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘caused to be seen/showed’)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section convention in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast congregation of sages in orderly circles around the ritual ground, their faces serene and intent; in the charged atmosphere, Mahādeva prepares to reveal a marvel as all eyes turn toward the fire-altar.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• munayaḥ (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even Veda-knowing sages are led beyond scholarship into direct wonder (adbhuta) through Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative setup for the ensuing miracle in the ritual setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces the presence of sages and Śiva’s forthcoming revelation.