Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ग्रहाः सर्वे सनक्षत्रा वसवोऽष्टौ ध्रुवा दयः । अंतरिक्षचराः सर्वे ये चान्ये नगवासिनः

Transliteration

grahāḥ sarve sanakṣatrā vasavo'ṣṭau dhruvā dayaḥ | aṃtarikṣacarāḥ sarve ye cānye nagavāsinaḥ

Translation

Semua graha (planet) beserta nakṣatra (rasi bintang) datang; delapan Vasu dan para Dhruva juga. Semua yang bergerak di angkasa, serta yang lain yang berdiam di pegunungan, pun berhimpun di sana.

Word by Word

• ग्रहाः: planets
• ग्रहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ग्रहाः)

• सनक्षत्राः: together with the stars/constellations
• सनक्षत्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ग्रहाः); ‘नक्षत्रैः सह’ (with the constellations)

• वसवः: Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (वसवः)

• ध्रुवाः: Dhruvas / fixed ones
• ध्रुवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• दयः: Dayaḥ (as read)
• दयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; (पाठ/रूप अस्पष्ट—सम्भवतः ‘दिवाः/दिशः/दयाः’ इत्यादि)

• अंतरिक्षचराः: those who move in the sky
• अंतरिक्षचराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंतरिक्ष + चर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘अंतरिक्षे चरन्ति’ (sky-goers)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अंतरिक्षचराः)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

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

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• नगवासिनः: mountain-dwellers
• नगवासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘नगे वसन्ति’ (mountain-dwellers)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: (implied) pāpanīṣūdana-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic tableau: planets and constellations personified in the sky; the eight Vasus stand like elemental pillars; Dhruva shines steady above; aerial beings traverse mid-space; mountain-dwellers arrive from peaks—everything aligns toward the sacred field.

Characters & Entities

• Grahās (planets)
• Nakṣatras
• Aṣṭa Vasus
• Dhruvas
• Antarikṣacarās
• Mountain-dwellers (Nagavāsins)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supreme tīrtha is portrayed as cosmically central—its holiness resonates through heaven, mid-air, and earth, making dharma a universal principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the implied locus of this all-encompassing gathering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated; the verse magnifies the kṣetra’s greatness through a universal assembly motif.