Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

स्थिताः सर्वे तदा देवि ब्रह्माद्याः सुरसत्तमाः

Transliteration

sthitāḥ sarve tadā devi brahmādyāḥ surasattamāḥ

Translation

Alors, ô Déesse, tous les dieux les plus éminents, conduits par Brahmā, se tinrent rassemblés en ce lieu.

Word by Word

• स्थिताः: stood, remained
• स्थिताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘standing/remained’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्माद्याः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्माद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम्/ब्रह्मा आदौ ये)

• सुरसत्तमाः: best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां सत्तमाः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller) addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā and the leading devas stand gathered in solemn formation at Prabhāsa, facing the sacred center; the air is charged with expectancy after the troubling news.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy places draw even the highest divine beings; sacred geography is affirmed as spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it sets the scene for later instructions.