Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

किन्नरैर्गीयमानश्च स्तूयमानश्च चारणैः । स्पर्द्धमानः समं देवैर्द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः

Transliteration

kinnarairgīyamānaśca stūyamānaśca cāraṇaiḥ | sparddhamānaḥ samaṃ devairdvādaśārkasamaprabhaḥ

Translation

Von den Kinnaras besungen und von den Cāraṇas gepriesen, strahlte er mit einem Glanz wie zwölf Sonnen und wetteiferte selbst mit den Göttern.

Word by Word

• किन्नरैः: by the Kinnaras
• किन्नरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• गीयमानः: being sung (praised in song)
• गीयमानः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गै (धातु) → गीयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; agreeing with implied subject

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) → स्तूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चारणैः: by the Cāraṇas (bards)
• चारणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• स्पर्द्धमानः: competing (vying)
• स्पर्द्धमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पर्ध् (धातु) → स्पर्द्धमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपदे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समम्: equally, on a par
• समम्: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘समम्’ = समानतया; adverb

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः: having radiance equal to twelve suns
• द्वादशार्कसमप्रभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/तुल्य-तत्पुरुषार्थः: ‘द्वादश-अर्क-सम-प्रभ’ = द्वादशार्कैः समा प्रभा यस्य/यस्य प्रभा द्वादशार्कसमाना; used adjectivally

Speaker

Unspecified narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A central luminous figure, haloed with a blazing aura like twelve suns, while Kinnaras sing with instruments and Cāraṇas recite praises; devas nearby appear astonished, as if rivaled by the radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Kinnara
• Cāraṇa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through dharmic worship is portrayed as transforming one’s very splendor, earning recognition in divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The heavenly honor described is the continuing fruit of the kṣetra-worship narrative centered on Camatkārapura.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse elaborates the celestial acclaim and brilliance resulting from prior worship.