Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं साहाय्यार्थमुपागतः । तथा च भगवाञ्छंभुः सर्वदेवगणैः सह

Transliteration

sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ sāhāyyārthamupāgataḥ | tathā ca bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ sarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha

Translation

Er kam zusammen mit allen Scharen der Götter, um Beistand zu leisten. Ebenso erschien auch der Erhabene Śambhu (Śiva), begleitet von der gesamten Gemeinschaft der Gottheiten.

Word by Word

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘suragaṇaiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• suragaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of gods
• suragaṇaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• sāhāyya-artham: for the purpose of assistance
• sāhāyya-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (साहाय्यस्य अर्थः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• upāgataḥ: has arrived
• upāgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (धातु) → upāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘आगतः’ = has come/arrived

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus/so)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• sarvadevagaṇaiḥ: with all the groups of gods
• sarvadevagaṇaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-deva-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां देवानां गणाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession: Indra leading hosts of devas; Śiva (Śambhu) arrives with gaṇas and divine attendants, converging upon Brahmā’s sacrificial ground.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Devas
• Sura-gaṇa
• Yajña (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic undertakings draw collective support: when a sacred act is for the good, even the gods unite to uphold it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the site is established by the broader chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the arrival of deities to assist the ongoing yajña.