Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे निष्क्रांताः सलिलाश्रयात् । संवेष्ट्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वे स्तवैर्वेदोद्भवैर्नृप

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve niṣkrāṃtāḥ salilāśrayāt | saṃveṣṭya tuṣṭuvuḥ sarve stavairvedodbhavairnṛpa

Translation

Then all the hosts of gods came forth from their watery refuge; surrounding him on every side, O King, they praised him with hymns born of the Vedas.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तदर्थक-प्रत्ययान्त), क्रम/कारणबोधक — then/thereupon

• देवगणाः: groups of gods
• देवगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां गणः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन — adjective

• निष्क्रान्ताः: having come out
• निष्क्रान्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निस् + क्रम् (धातु) + क्त
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन — having come out

• सलिलाश्रयात्: from the refuge in water
• सलिलाश्रयात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलिल + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सलिलस्य आश्रयः), पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन — ablative

• संवेष्ट्य: having surrounded
• संवेष्ट्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वेष्ट् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), अव्ययभाव — having surrounded/encircled

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — they praised

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन — reiterative adjective

• स्तवैः: with hymns
• स्तवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन — instrumental

• वेदोद्भवैः: born from the Vedas
• वेदोद्भवैः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदात् उद्भवाः), पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन — adjective qualifying स्तवैः

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन — vocative

Speaker

Pulastya (narrator, addressing the king/listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi assembly (Naimiṣa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Hosts of gods rise from a shimmering water body, forming a circle around Agni; they offer Vedic hymns with folded hands; the scene is luminous with reflected firelight on water.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the gods uphold dharma through stuti (reverent praise) grounded in Vedic truth when cosmic order is disturbed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions within the Arbuda (Mount Abu) cycle of the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; the immediate focus is the sacred setting of the nirjhara (holy waterfall/spring) rather than a named tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; the act highlighted is Veda-based stuti (praise), a devotional response supporting dharmic restoration.