Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधराश्च ये । गुह्यकाः किंनरा दैत्या राक्षसा उरगास्तथा

Transliteration

gandharvāpsarasaścaiva siddhavidyādharāśca ye | guhyakāḥ kiṃnarā daityā rākṣasā uragāstathā

Translation

ત્યાં ગંધર્વો અને અપ્સરાઓ, સિદ્ધો અને વિદ્યાધરો, ગુહ્યકો અને કિન્નરો, તેમજ દૈત્યો, રાક્ષસો અને ઉરગો (નાગો) પણ હાજર હતા.

Word by Word

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases
• अप्सरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• सिद्धविद्याधराः: Siddhas and Vidyādharas
• सिद्धविद्याधराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who/which
• ये: Anuyogi (Relative pronoun/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• गुह्यकाः: Guhyakas
• गुह्यकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्यक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• किंनराः: Kiṃnaras
• किंनराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दैत्याḥ: Daityas
• दैत्याḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• राक्षसाः: Rākṣasas
• राक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• उरगाः: serpents
• उरगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial hall filled with varied beings: musicians (gandharvas) with instruments, apsarases dancing, siddhas hovering, vidyādharas with garlands, guhyakas as guardians, kiṃnaras half-human, daityas and rākṣasas standing formidable yet attentive, nāgas coiled with jeweled hoods.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharva
• Apsaras
• Siddha
• Vidyādhara
• Guhyaka
• Kiṃnara
• Daitya
• Rākṣasa
• Uraga (Nāga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas depict a layered cosmos where many classes of beings participate in divine events and teachings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a cosmological enumeration within the story frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.