Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वदेवविद्याधरर्षिभिः । अप्सरोभिश्च सततं स्तूयमाननिजाद्भुतः

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇagandharvadevavidyādhararṣibhiḥ | apsarobhiśca satataṃ stūyamānanijādbhutaḥ

Translation

Lui—merveilleux par sa nature même—était sans cesse loué par les Siddhas, les Cāraṇas, les Gandharvas, les Devas, les Vidyādharas, les Ṛṣis, et aussi par les Apsaras.

Word by Word

• सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वदेवविद्याधरर्षिभिः: by siddhas, cāraṇas, gandharvas, gods, vidyādharas, and sages
• सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वदेवविद्याधरर्षिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण + गन्धर्व + देव + विद्याधर + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थः (by/with siddhas, cāraṇas, gandharvas, devas, vidyādharas, and ṛṣis)

• अप्सरोभिः: by apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्

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

• सततम्: always, continually
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्ययम् (adverb)

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमान-कर्मणि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (present passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• निजाद्भुतः: wondrous in his own nature
• निजाद्भुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (निजः अद्भुतः = own/wondrous)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Rāma-setu environs)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant heroic figure at Setu-kṣetra is praised by concentric circles of Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas with vīṇās, Devas with garlands, Vidyādharas in flight, Ṛṣis with kamaṇḍalus, and Apsarases dancing in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Devas
• Vidyādharas
• Ṛṣis
• Apsarases
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness naturally attracts praise from the virtuous and the divine; dharma radiates as spiritual splendor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly the Setu-region narrative; the verse heightens the māhātmya atmosphere around the Setu account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the act of stuti (praise) is modeled as devotional conduct.