Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सिद्धचारणगंधर्वकिन्नरोरगसेवितम् । ब्रह्मदेवर्षिराजर्षिपितृसंघनिषेवितम्

Transliteration

siddhacāraṇagaṃdharvakinnaroragasevitam | brahmadevarṣirājarṣipitṛsaṃghaniṣevitam

Translation

Il est fréquenté par les Siddhas, les Cāraṇas, les Gandharvas, les Kinnaras et les Nāgas ; et il est honoré par Brahmā, les rishis divins, les rajarshis et les assemblées des Pitṛs.

Word by Word

• सिद्ध-चारण-गन्धर्व-किन्नर-उरग-सेवितम्: frequented by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Nāgas
• सिद्ध-चारण-गन्धर्व-किन्नर-उरग-सेवितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक) + उरग (प्रातिपदिक) + सेवित (प्रातिपदिक; √सेव् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—सिद्धादिभिः सेवितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; ‘served/visited by Siddhas etc.’)

• ब्रह्म-देव-ऋषि-राज-ऋषि-पितृ-संघ-निषेवितम्: resorted to by Brahmā, gods, divine sages, royal sages, and hosts of Pitṛs
• ब्रह्म-देव-ऋषि-राज-ऋषि-पितृ-संघ-निषेवितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + राजऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + संघ (प्रातिपदिक) + निषेवित (प्रातिपदिक; नि + √सेव् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; समासः—ब्रह्मादिभिः/देवर्षिराजर्षिपितृसंघैः निषेवितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः; ‘duly resorted to by…’)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāmasetu / Setu-tirtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/pilgrims (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous seashore tirtha where celestial musicians, siddhas, nāgas, and pitṛ hosts are subtly visible around sages and pilgrims; the air feels charged and still.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Nāgas (Uraga)
• Brahmā
• Devarṣis
• Rājarṣis
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s greatness is shown by who resorts to it—when gods, seers, and ancestors gather there, it signals extraordinary sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāmasetu and its bathing/pilgrimage zone (including Dhanuṣkoṭi) within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual step is added; the verse magnifies the site by listing the exalted beings who frequent it.