Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ऋषयोऽप्सरसोयक्षा गंधर्वाः सिद्धचारणाः । तैर्नतो देवदेवेशः परिहृष्टतनूरुहैः

Transliteration

ṛṣayo'psarasoyakṣā gaṃdharvāḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | tairnato devadeveśaḥ parihṛṣṭatanūruhaiḥ

Translation

Rishis, apsaras, yakṣas, gandharvas, siddhas et cāraṇas se prosternèrent devant le Seigneur des dieux ; saisis d’allégresse, leurs poils se dressèrent tandis qu’ils l’adoraient.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अप्सरसः: apsarases
• अप्सरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• यक्षाः: yakṣas
• यक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• गन्धर्वाः: gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धचारणाः: Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• नतः: was saluted/bowed to
• नतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: नम्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (bowed/saluted)

• देवदेवेशः: the lord of the gods of gods
• देवदेवेशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवदेवानाम् ईशः)

• परिहृष्टतनूरुहैः: by those whose body-hairs were thrilled (with joy)
• परिहृष्टतनूरुहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग) + हृष् (धातु) + तनूरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हृष्-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘हृष्ट’; उपसर्ग ‘परि’; तत्पुरुषः—‘परिहृष्टाः तनूरुहाः (रोमाणि) येषाम् तैः’; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of sages and celestial beings bowing toward Śiva; their bodies show romāñca—raised hairs, trembling hands, moist eyes—capturing devotional rapture in a formal court setting.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Apsarases
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Devadeveśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion manifests as humble reverence and ecstatic absorption; even exalted beings respond to Śiva with awe and love.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it depicts a cosmic darśana scene that supports the Kāśī-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Namaskāra (bowing) is exemplified as the core devotional gesture.