Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सगणाश्चैव देवाश्च गंधर्वोरगराक्षसाः । हाहाकारेण महता चुक्रुशुश्च पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

sagaṇāścaiva devāśca gaṃdharvoragarākṣasāḥ | hāhākāreṇa mahatā cukruśuśca punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Les dieux avec leurs troupes—ainsi que les Gandharvas, les Nāgas et les Rākṣasas—poussèrent, encore et encore, un grand gémissement : « hā hā ! »

Word by Word

• sa-gaṇāḥ: (those) with their attendants/hosts
• sa-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सह गणैः/गणयुक्ताः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gandharva-uraga-rākṣasāḥ: Gandharvas, serpents, and Rakshasas
• gandharva-uraga-rākṣasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + uraga (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (गन्धर्वाश्च उरगाश्च राक्षसाश्च)

• hāhā-kāreṇa: with a loud cry of “hā hā”
• hāhā-kāreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāhā-kāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हाहा इति कारः)

• mahatā: great, loud
• mahatā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (हाहाकारेण)

• cukruśuḥ: they cried out
• cukruśuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kruś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• punaḥ-punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ-punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb of repetition); अव्ययीभाव (पुनः पुनः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast Himalayan sky filled with devas, gandharvas, nāgas, and rākṣasas crying “hā hā” in alarm; clouds churn, banners and celestial vehicles hover, and the earth below hints at Kedāra’s snowy ridges.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Nāgas (Uraga)
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma and adharma clash, the whole cosmos bears witness—actions reverberate beyond the battlefield.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra section frames the narrative; this particular verse does not name a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.