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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

विश्वेदेवास्तथा साध्या मरुतो वसवस्तथा । लोकपालास्तथाष्टौ च नक्षत्राणि ग्रहैः सह

viśvedevāstathā sādhyā maruto vasavastathā | lokapālāstathāṣṭau ca nakṣatrāṇi grahaiḥ saha

Étaient présents les Viśvedevas, les Sādhyas, les Maruts et les Vasus ; ainsi que les huit Lokapālas, et les constellations avec les planètes.

विश्वेदेवाःthe Viśvedevas
विश्वेदेवाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वे + देव (प्रातिपदिक); समास
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'विश्वे देवाः' (all the gods as a class)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb)
साध्याःthe Sādhyas
साध्याः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (देव-गण)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (मरुतः/मरुतः इति वैदिक-प्रयोगानुसार)
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (अष्टवसु)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb)
लोकपालाःguardians of the worlds
लोकपालाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootलोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक); समास
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'लोकस्य पालाः'
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकारार्थ (adverb)
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective)
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
नक्षत्राणिconstellations
नक्षत्राणि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
ग्रहैःwith the planets
ग्रहैः:
Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formसहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb: 'together with')

Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya context)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Scene: A grand cosmic tableau: Viśvedevas and Sādhyas in luminous rows; Maruts as wind-deities swirling; Vasus as elemental radiances; eight Lokapālas stationed at the directions; above them a zodiacal canopy of nakṣatras and grahas circling the sacred center.

V
Viśvedevas
S
Sādhyas
M
Maruts
V
Vasus
L
Lokapālas
N
Nakṣatras
G
Grahās

FAQs

A true dharmic rite is envisioned as harmonizing heaven, directions, and time—deities and celestial regulators alike.

Prabhāsakṣetra, portrayed as worthy of attendance by devas and even celestial bodies personified.

None; it is a descriptive roll-call of cosmic attendees at the yajña.