Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

रंभाद्या ननृतुस्तस्य विलासिन्यो दिवौकसाम् । जगुश्च मुख्यगन्धर्वा श्चित्रांगदमुखाश्च ये

Transliteration

raṃbhādyā nanṛtustasya vilāsinyo divaukasām | jaguśca mukhyagandharvā ścitrāṃgadamukhāśca ye

Translation

Rambhā and the other heavenly enchantresses danced there; and the foremost Gandharvas sang—those led by Citrāṅgada.

Word by Word

• रम्भाद्याः: Rambhā and others
• रम्भाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘Rambhā and others’

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: of him/there
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• विलासिन्यः: playful women, nymphs
• विलासिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दिवौकसाम्: of the heavenly beings
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘of the dwellers in heaven’

• जगुः: sang
• जगुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुख्यगन्धर्वाः: the chief Gandharvas
• मुख्यगन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख्य + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘chief Gandharvas’

• चित्राङ्गदमुखाः: headed by Citrāṅgada
• चित्राङ्गदमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्राङ्गद + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘those whose leader/foremost is Citrāṅgada’ (i.e., headed by Citrāṅgada)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā and other Apsarases dance with graceful poses and flowing garments; Gandharvas led by Citrāṅgada sing and play lutes and drums, encircling the sacred center.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Apsarases
• Gandharvas
• Citrāṅgada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine celebration signifies the auspiciousness of the moment and the sanctity of the place—devotion is expressed through refined arts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is the sacred locale within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; this verse itself does not specify the tīrtha-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes celestial dance and song as part of the auspicious occasion.