Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र ब्रह्मविष्णुपुरोगमाः । ऋषिगंधर्वयक्षाश्च येन्ये तत्र समागताः

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ | ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāśca yenye tatra samāgatāḥ

Translation

Inzwischen trafen dort jene ein, die von Brahmā und Viṣṇu angeführt wurden, zusammen mit ṛṣis, gandharvas, yakṣas und anderen, die sich an jenem Ort versammelt hatten.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time frame/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘antara’ के साथ अधिकरण

• antare: in the meantime, in the interval
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in the interval/meanwhile’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): there

• brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ: those led by Brahmā and Viṣṇu
• brahmaviṣṇupurogamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā + viṣṇu + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः = ‘ब्रह्म-विष्णू पुरोगमौ येषां ते’

• ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāḥ: sages, gandharvas, and yakṣas
• ṛṣigaṃdharvayakṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + gandharva + yakṣa (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (copulative)

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

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (relative pronoun)

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ye’ के विशेषण

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (locative adverb): there

• samāgatāḥ: assembled, arrived
• samāgatāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (PPP/क्त): पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘ye anye’ का विशेषण

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand arrival: Brahmā and Viṣṇu at the forefront, followed by sages, gandharvas with instruments, and yakṣas bearing offerings, converging upon the Kedāra sanctuary where the Lord is present.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Ṛṣis
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha draws all realms—gods, sages, and semi-divine beings—signifying the universality of dharma and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra as a magnet for celestial pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it frames the auspicious arrival of exalted beings during the rite.