Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

वेदोपवेदाः शास्त्राणि पुराणानि च सर्वशः । सिद्धा मुनिगणाः सर्वे देवर्षिपितृदेवताः

Transliteration

vedopavedāḥ śāstrāṇi purāṇāni ca sarvaśaḥ | siddhā munigaṇāḥ sarve devarṣipitṛdevatāḥ

Translation

Die Veden und Upavedas, die Śāstras und die Purāṇas in jeder Gestalt; die Siddhas, alle Scharen der Munis; sowie Devarṣis, Pitṛs und Gottheiten — alle waren zugegen.

Word by Word

• वेद-उपवेदाः: the Vedas and Upavedas
• वेद-उपवेदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Vedas and Upavedas)

• शास्त्राणि: treatises
• शास्त्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वशः: entirely, in all respects
• सर्वशः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘in every way/entirely’)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुनि-गणाः: groups of sages
• मुनि-गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मुनीनां गणाः’ (groups of sages)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सिद्धाः/मुनिगणाः etc.)

• देव-ऋषि-पितृ-देवताः: deities—devarṣis, pitṛs, and gods
• देव-ऋषि-पितृ-देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (deities: divine sages, ancestors, gods)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gautamī (Godāvarī) tīrtha (implied)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand spiritual convocation on a riverbank: sages seated in concentric circles, siddhas hovering, devas and pitṛs subtly indicated; palm-leaf manuscripts and Vedic fires symbolize Veda–śāstra–purāṇa presence.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Upavedas
• Śāstras
• Purāṇas
• Siddhas
• Devarṣis
• Pitṛs
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha is described as a meeting point of revelation (śruti/smṛti) and realized beings, magnifying its sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse speaks generally of a sanctified gathering at a tīrtha (contextually tied to the Godāvarī/Gautamī setting in this passage).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given; the emphasis is on the sacred presence of scriptures, siddhas, sages, and deities.