Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

हेरंबः षण्मुखश्चैव देवाश्चेंद्रपुरोगमाः । आदित्यादिग्रहाश्चैव तथाष्टौ वसवो द्विजाः

Transliteration

heraṃbaḥ ṣaṇmukhaścaiva devāśceṃdrapurogamāḥ | ādityādigrahāścaiva tathāṣṭau vasavo dvijāḥ

Translation

S’y trouvent Heraṃba (Gaṇeśa) et Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda), ainsi que les dieux conduits par Indra; les luminaires célestes à commencer par les Āditya, et de même les huit Vasu, ô deux-fois-né.

Word by Word

• heraṃbaḥ: Heramba (Gaṇeśa)
• heraṃbaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: heraṃba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ṣaṇ-mukhaḥ: the six-faced one (Skanda)
• ṣaṇ-mukhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘षण्मुखानि यस्य सः’ (स्कन्दः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• indra-purogamāḥ: led by Indra
• indra-purogamāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक) + purogama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘इन्द्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्’ इति विशेषणम् (devāḥ इत्यस्य)

• āditya-ādi-grahāḥ: planets beginning with the Sun
• āditya-ādi-grahāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘आदित्यादयः ग्रहाः’ इति (ādi-समास)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद (likewise)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (संख्यावाचक) पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (vasavaḥ इत्यस्य)

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dvijāḥ: twice-born (Brahmins)
• dvijāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते, अत्र प्रथमा

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly above the coastal tīrtha: Gaṇeśa and six-faced Skanda prominent; Indra with vajra; radiant Ādityas and planetary deities in orbit-like arrangement; eight Vasus as luminous guardians.

Characters & Entities

• Heraṃba (Gaṇeśa)
• Ṣaṇmukha (Skanda)
• Indra
• Ādityas
• Grahās
• Aṣṭa Vasus

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely holy region is described as harmonizing divine powers and cosmic regulators, indicating complete auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Gandhamādana sacred domain where gods and cosmic beings are said to assemble.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse magnifies the site by listing its divine attendees.