Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अप्सरोग्रामणीसर्पैरथो याति च सप्तभिः । धातार्यमा मित्रवरुणौ विवस्वानिन्द्र एव च

Transliteration

apsarogrāmaṇīsarpairatho yāti ca saptabhiḥ | dhātāryamā mitravaruṇau vivasvānindra eva ca

Translation

Ferner schreitet er mit sieben (Gefährten)—Apsaras, Anführern und Schlangen—und auch mit Dhātā, Aryamā, Mitra und Varuṇa, mit Vivasvān sowie ebenso mit Indra.

Word by Word

• apsaraḥ-grāmaṇī-sarpaiḥ: with apsarases, leaders, and serpents
• apsaraḥ-grāmaṇī-sarpaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras + grāmaṇī + sarpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• īśvara?: -
• īśvara?: -
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: -
• Form: (not in verse)

• atho: then/thereupon
• atho: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha + u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक) = 'then/and then'

• yāti: he goes
• yāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• saptabhiḥ: with seven (ones)
• saptabhiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• dhātā: Dhātā
• dhātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

• aryamā: Aryamā
• aryamā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aryaman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

• mitra-varuṇau: Mitra and Varuṇa
• mitra-varuṇau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra + varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• vivasvān: Vivasvān
• vivasvān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vivasvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण-निपात)

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sūrya-maṇḍala (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya’s journey shown as a grand celestial cortege: apsarases, nāgas, and leaders of groups moving alongside; behind/around are Dhātā, Aryamā, Mitra, Varuṇa, Vivasvān, and Indra as luminous personifications accompanying the solar orb.

Characters & Entities

• Apsaras
• Nāgas (serpents)
• Dhātā
• Aryamā
• Mitra
• Varuṇa
• Vivasvān
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Sun’s movement is portrayed as a divinely ordered procession, reminding devotees that cosmic rhythms are governed by sacred intelligences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the verse is a cosmological catalog of divine associates.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated here; it supports the broader context of Sūrya reverence and sandhyā discipline.