Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

ऋग्यजुःसामसहितैः सूक्तैर्नानाविधैस्तथा । मंगलानि च भूरीणि ऋषयस्तत्त्ववेदिनः

Transliteration

ṛgyajuḥsāmasahitaiḥ sūktairnānāvidhaistathā | maṃgalāni ca bhūrīṇi ṛṣayastattvavedinaḥ

Translation

Ces rishis, connaisseurs de la vérité, récitèrent maints hymnes de diverses sortes, unis au Ṛg, au Yajus et au Sāman, et firent naître d’abondantes bénédictions fastes.

Word by Word

• ऋक्-यजुः-साम-सहितैः: with (hymns) accompanied by Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋक्-यजुः-साम-सहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋक् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजुः (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; समाहार-द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (ऋक्+यजुः+साम) तत्पुरुषेण सहित (सहितः = युक्तः)

• सूक्तैः: with hymns
• सूक्तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• नानाविधैः: of various kinds
• नानाविधैः: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/उपपद) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (नाना-विध = विविध) विशेषणम् सूक्तैः

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: likewise/also)

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious rites/benedictions
• मङ्गलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (object)

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

• भूरीणि: many / abundant
• भूरीणि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् मङ्गलानि

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तत्त्ववेदिनः: knowers of reality/truth
• तत्त्ववेदिनः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वेदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वं वेत्ति इति)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages seated in ordered rows, some chanting Ṛg verses, some reciting Yajus formulas, others singing Sāman melodically; the air filled with visible ‘maṅgala’ motifs—lotuses, light, and calm radiance around Śiva’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛgveda
• Yajurveda
• Sāmaveda
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vedic sound (mantra) and truthful sages together generate maṅgala—spiritual auspiciousness that sanctifies place, act, and participant.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa frame points to Kedāra’s sacred landscape, where Vedic recitation heightens the site’s mahatmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of diverse sūktas connected with Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman, as part of producing maṅgala (auspicious benedictions).