Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

गणैः किंपुरुषाणां च वसुभिश्चाष्टभिर्वृतः । उर्वशीप्रमुखानां च स्वर्वेश्यानां मनोरमम्

Transliteration

gaṇaiḥ kiṃpuruṣāṇāṃ ca vasubhiścāṣṭabhirvṛtaḥ | urvaśīpramukhānāṃ ca svarveśyānāṃ manoramam

Translation

Il était entouré de groupes de Kiṃpuruṣas et des huit Vasus ; et la présence charmante des apsaras célestes, conduites par Urvaśī, ornait aussi cette assemblée.

Word by Word

• गणैः: by groups
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• किंपुरुषाणाम्: of Kiṃpuruṣas
• किंपुरुषाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

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

• वसुभिः: by Vasus
• वसुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

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

• अष्टभिः: by eight
• अष्टभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम् (वसुभिः इत्यस्य)

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

• उर्वशीप्रमुखानाम्: of those headed by Urvaśī
• उर्वशीप्रमुखानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उर्वशी + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—उर्वशी प्रमुखा येषां ताः (उर्वशी-प्रमुखाः)

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

• स्वर्वेश्यानाम्: of the heavenly courtesans (Apsarases)
• स्वर्वेश्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर् + वेश्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासः—स्वरि (स्वर्गे) वेश्याः (अप्सरसः)

• मनोरमम्: delightful, charming
• मनोरमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; पद्ये अपूर्णवाक्यत्वात् संदर्भानुसारं (likely describing a scene/assembly)

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 ring of eight Vasus as dignified, radiant guardians with elemental emblems; Kiṃpuruṣas as noble, semi-mythic beings; apsarases led by Urvaśī in graceful dance poses with flowing garments, garlands, and anklets, adding charm to the otherwise solemn assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Kiṃpuruṣas
• Aṣṭa Vasus
• Urvaśī
• Apsarases (svar-veśyāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine majesty is depicted as orderly and multi-layered—where powers, beings, and arts all take their rightful place around dharmic authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse continues the celestial setting that legitimizes the forthcoming tīrtha-glorification in Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a descriptive portrayal of the assembly.