Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

आश्वास्यति सुरान्सर्वानुत्तरायणसंगमे । देवगन्धर्वयक्षाणां सिद्धानामपि रक्षसाम्

Transliteration

āśvāsyati surānsarvānuttarāyaṇasaṃgame | devagandharvayakṣāṇāṃ siddhānāmapi rakṣasām

Translation

Au moment de la conjonction d’Uttarāyaṇa, elle consolera tous les dieux — devas, gandharvas, yakṣas, siddhas, et même les rākṣasas.

Word by Word

• āśvāsyati: will console; comforts
• āśvāsyati: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śvas (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• surān: the gods
• surān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (surān)

• uttarāyaṇa-saṃgame: at the meeting (time) of Uttarāyaṇa
• uttarāyaṇa-saṃgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttarāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (uttarāyaṇasya saṃgame)

• deva-gandharva-yakṣāṇām: of gods, gandharvas, and yakṣas
• deva-gandharva-yakṣāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (deva-gandharva-yakṣa)

• siddhānām: of the siddhas
• siddhānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• rakṣasām: of the rākṣasas
• rakṣasām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समूहवाचक), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala-kṣetra (Uttarāyaṇa-saṅgama kāla)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer/assembly (unspecified in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Uttarāyaṇa’s auspicious moment, Devī stands as a compassionate sovereign, calming an immense gathering: devas with crowns, gandharvas with vīṇās, yakṣas with treasure motifs, siddhas in yogic flight, and subdued rākṣasas at the periphery.

Characters & Entities

• Uttarāyaṇa
• Surāḥ (gods)
• Gandharva(s)
• Yakṣa(s)
• Siddha(s)
• Rākṣasa(s)
• Devī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time and sacred place draw together all classes of beings; divine compassion extends across cosmic divisions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, implied as the stage for the Uttarāyaṇa saṃgama and multi-realm participation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance at Uttarāyaṇa saṃgama is highlighted as a powerful occasion for worship and pilgrimage.