Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

मनूनां चरतामग्रे देवानां च सहस्रशः । अदृश्यानां च सिद्धानां नान्येषां वायुरूपिणाम्

Transliteration

manūnāṃ caratāmagre devānāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ | adṛśyānāṃ ca siddhānāṃ nānyeṣāṃ vāyurūpiṇām

Translation

En tête marchent les Manus, et derrière eux viennent les dieux par milliers—avec des Siddhas invisibles et bien d’autres êtres prenant la forme du vent.

Word by Word

• मनूनाम्: of the Manus
• मनूनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्

• चरताम्: of those who are moving
• चरताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तस्य षष्ठी बहुवचनम् (genitive plural of present participle) = 'of those moving/walking'

• अग्रे: in front, ahead
• अग्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (निपातवत्); स्थानवाचकः (locative used adverbially)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; परिमाण/प्रकारवाचकः (distributive adverb)

• अदृश्यानाम्: of the invisible (ones)
• अदृश्यानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + दृश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्; 'invisible'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• सिद्धानाम्: of the Siddhas
• सिद्धानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेधार्थक-निपातः (negation particle)

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्

• वायुरूपिणाम्: of those in the form of wind
• वायुरूपिणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वायु + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (वायुरूपं येषाम्) = 'of those having the form of wind'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A layered procession around Arunachala: at the forefront the Manus, behind them thousands of devas; invisible siddhas suggested by swirling wind-forms and subtle luminous traces.

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Devas
• Siddhas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Arunachala’s circumambulation is portrayed as a cosmic rite attended by exalted beings, affirming the sanctity of the act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala (the Arunachala hill/Śoṇādri), celebrated in the Aruṇācalamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the sacred context of pradakṣiṇā, highlighting who participates, rather than giving a specific step-by-step rule.