Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

दैवतैश्च महाभागैः सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः । एकं तु पतितं तत्र श्रीशैले खण्डमुत्तरम्

Transliteration

daivataiśca mahābhāgaiḥ siddhavidyādharādibhiḥ | ekaṃ tu patitaṃ tatra śrīśaile khaṇḍamuttaram

Translation

Et les dieux bienheureux, avec les Siddhas, les Vidyādharas et d’autres encore, virent là tomber sur Śrīśaila un fragment venu du nord.

Word by Word

• दैवतैः: by the deities
• दैवतैः: Karana (Agent/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• महाभागैः: by the fortunate/noble ones
• महाभागैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: कर्मधारय (महान्तः भागाः/महाभागाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः: by Siddhas, Vidyādharas and others
• सिद्धविद्याधरादिभिः: Karana (Agent/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: समाहार/समुच्चयार्थक तत्पुरुष (सिद्धाः, विद्याधराः, आदयः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• एकम्: one (piece)
• एकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (Particle: contrast/emphasis)

• पतितम्: fell/was fallen
• पतितम्: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + त (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (Locative adverb)

• श्रीशैले: on Śrīśaila
• श्रीशैले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + शैल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् शैलः/श्रियः शैलः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• खण्डम्: piece, fragment
• खण्डम्: Apposition/Viśeṣya (Core noun/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तरम्: northern, upper
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīśaila

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas, Siddhas, and Vidyādharas hover in the sky as a glowing northern fragment descends onto the rugged, forested slopes of Śrīśaila, sanctifying the peak.

Characters & Entities

• Daivatas (gods)
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Śrīśaila

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places are not accidental; they are woven into cosmic history and witnessed by divine beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śrīśaila (Śrīśailam), presented as a divinely marked place where a fiery fragment descended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it establishes a site’s sacred origin for later pilgrimage merit (tīrtha-māhātmya).