Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
Devanagari script
एवं साध्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवः पितरस्तथा । सर्वे जगति ये मुख्या ददुः स्कंदाय पार्षदान्
Transliteration
evaṃ sādhyāśca rudrāśca vasavaḥ pitarastathā | sarve jagati ye mukhyā daduḥ skaṃdāya pārṣadān
Translation
So verliehen die Sādhyas, die Rudras, die Vasus und die Pitṛs—ja, alle erhabenen Wesen der Welt—Skanda seine Gefolgsleute.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)
साध्याःthe Sādhyas
साध्याः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative 1st); बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction: ‘and’)
रुद्राःthe Rudras
रुद्राः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
पितरःthe Pitṛs (ancestors)
पितरः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
तथाalso
तथा:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (indeclinable: ‘also/likewise’)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the subjects)
जगतिin the world
जगति:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative 7th); एकवचन
येwho
ये:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)
मुख्याःchief, foremost
मुख्याः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘ye/sarve’)
ददुःgave
ददुः:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन
स्कंदायto Skanda
स्कंदाय:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative 4th); एकवचन
पार्षदान्attendants, retinue-members
पार्षदान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative 2nd); बहुवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A grand celestial court where Sādhyas, Rudras, Vasus, and Pitṛs present armed attendants (pārṣadas) to youthful Skanda, signifying universal recognition of his command.
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaS
SādhyasR
RudrasV
VasusP
PitṛsFAQs
Skanda’s leadership is cosmic: all principal divine classes support him for the protection of Dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the emphasis is universal, not geographical.
None.