Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

अनंताद्यैः परीताश्च मातृभिश्च वृषादिभिः । सिद्धिभिश्चाणिमाद्याभिरिंद्राद्यैश्च सहायुधैः

Transliteration

anaṃtādyaiḥ parītāśca mātṛbhiśca vṛṣādibhiḥ | siddhibhiścāṇimādyābhiriṃdrādyaiśca sahāyudhaiḥ

Translation

On doit le contempler comme entouré d’Ananta et des autres, des Déesses-Mères (Mātṛs), de Vṛṣa et d’autres, des siddhis commençant par Aṇimā, et d’Indra et des autres dieux, avec leurs armes.

Word by Word

• अनन्त-आद्यैः: with those beginning with Ananta
• अनन्त-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अनन्तः आदिः येषाम्) ‘beginning with Ananta’

• परीताः: surrounded/attended
• परीताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परीत (कृदन्त; √इ (धातु) उपसर्ग-परि, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘surrounded/attended’—वाक्ये विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण

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

• मातृभिः: by/with the Mothers (Mātṛs)
• मातृभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

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

• वृष-आदिभिः: with those beginning with Vṛṣa
• वृष-आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (वृषः आदिः येषाम्)

• सिद्धिभिः: with the siddhis (attainments)
• सिद्धिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

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

• अणिमा-आद्याभिः: with those beginning with Aṇimā
• अणिमा-आद्याभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अणिमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अणिमा आदिः यासाम्) ‘beginning with aṇimā’

• इन्द्र-आद्यैः: with those beginning with Indra
• इन्द्र-आद्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्)

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

• सह-आयुधैः: with weapons
• सह-आयुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; अव्ययीभावः (सह आयुधैः) = ‘with weapons’

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator/teacher within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa ritual instruction)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand divine assembly around Sadāśiva: Ananta as coiled serpent base or canopy, Mātṛkās in a semicircle with distinct vāhanas/attributes, Vṛṣa (bull) emblem near the center, siddhis as subtle female personifications, and Indra with vajra plus other devas holding their weapons at the outer ring.

Characters & Entities

• Ananta
• Mātṛkās
• Vṛṣa
• Aṇimā (siddhi)
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship recognizes the Lord as the center of a vast sacred order—devas, powers, and divine mothers all oriented to Him.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse describes the cosmological retinue invoked in ritual worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invoke and honor the surrounding deities and powers—Ananta, the Mātṛkās, siddhis like aṇimā, and Indra with his weapons—as part of āvaraṇa-pūjā.