Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ददृशुस्ते तदा देवमासीनं परमासने । पितामहभूतगणैर्मूर्तामूर्तैर्वृतं तथा

Transliteration

dadṛśuste tadā devamāsīnaṃ paramāsane | pitāmahabhūtagaṇairmūrtāmūrtairvṛtaṃ tathā

Translation

Da erblickten sie den Herrn, der auf dem höchsten Thron saß, umgeben von den Scharen Pitāmahas—sowohl verkörperten als auch unverkörperten.

Word by Word

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (masc.), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आस् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying) देवम्

• परमासने: on the highest seat
• परमासने: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम-आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे (neut.), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; समासः—कर्मधारयः (परमं च तत् आसनम्)

• पितामहभूतगणैः: by the hosts of beings of the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहभूतगणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह + भूत + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पितामहस्य भूतगणाः)

• मूर्तामूर्तैः: (both) embodied and unembodied
• मूर्तामूर्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument-qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त + अमूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (मूर्तैश्च अमूर्तैश्च) विशेषणम् भूतगणैः

• वृतम्: surrounded
• वृतम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (past participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying) देवम्

• तथा: thus/also
• तथा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (manner adverb)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahmaloka (Satyaloka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sages arrive and behold Brahmā seated on a supreme throne/lotus-seat, encircled by hosts—some with bodies, some as luminous formless presences—filling a vast celestial hall.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Bhūta-gaṇa (hosts of beings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine vision (darśana) reveals cosmic order, where even subtle and gross beings stand arranged around the Creator.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, though this verse depicts Brahmā’s celestial court rather than a terrestrial tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is specified; it is a descriptive darśana passage.