Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

आदित्यादि ग्रहैश्चैव स्तूयमानपदांबुजः । सिद्धैः साध्यैर्मरुद्भिश्च किंनरैश्च समावृतः

Transliteration

ādityādi grahaiścaiva stūyamānapadāṃbujaḥ | siddhaiḥ sādhyairmarudbhiśca kiṃnaraiśca samāvṛtaḥ

Translation

Ses pieds de lotus étaient loués même par Āditya et les autres divinités planétaires ; et il était entouré de Siddhas, de Sādhyas, de Maruts et de Kiṃnaras.

Word by Word

• आदित्यादि: beginning with the Ādityas
• आदित्यादि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदित्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग (indeclinable-like compound used adjectivally); समासः—आदित्यः आदिः येषां ते

• ग्रहैः: by the planets
• ग्रहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• स्तूयमानपदाम्बुजः: whose lotus-feet are being praised
• स्तूयमानपदाम्बुजः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + पद + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—स्तूयमानं पदाम्बुजं यस्य सः (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे तत्पुरुष-रूप)

• सिद्धैः: by Siddhas
• सिद्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• साध्यैः: by Sādhyas
• साध्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• मरुद्भिः: by Maruts
• मरुद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• किंनरैः: by Kiṃnaras
• किंनरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• समावृतः: surrounded
• समावृतः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + वृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘समावृत’ = परिवृतः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (assembly of sages at Naimiṣāraṇya—standard Sūta frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant Brahmā at center; above and around, the Sun (Āditya) and planetary deities appear as luminous orbs with anthropomorphic forms; Siddhas and Sādhyas hover like perfected beings; Maruts swirl as wind-gods; Kiṃnaras stand with instruments, forming a protective mandala.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya
• Grahas (planetary deities)
• Siddhas
• Sādhyas
• Maruts
• Kiṃnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even cosmic powers submit to higher divine order; humility before dharma is portrayed as universal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse establishes a cosmic, authoritative setting for ensuing māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive (stuti and assembly imagery).