Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अन्ये च शतशस्तत्र मुनयो वेदपारगाः । तत्राद्भुतं महादेवो दर्शयामास भारत

Transliteration

anye ca śataśastatra munayo vedapāragāḥ | tatrādbhutaṃ mahādevo darśayāmāsa bhārata

Translation

Dan di sana hadir pula ratusan resi lainnya, yang telah menuntaskan pengetahuan Weda. Di sana, wahai Bhārata, Mahādeva menampakkan suatu keajaiban yang menakjubkan.

Word by Word

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मुनयः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (Samuccaya/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• शतशः: by hundreds
• शतशः: Adverbial (Kriya-viseshana/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक (in hundreds, by hundreds)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वेदपारगाः: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद-पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (मुनयः); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य पारगाः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there)

• अद्भुतम्: a wonder, marvel
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कर्म)

• महादेवः: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् देवः)

• दर्शयामास: showed, displayed
• दर्शयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Periphrastic Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘caused to be seen/showed’)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section convention in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast congregation of sages in orderly circles around the ritual ground, their faces serene and intent; in the charged atmosphere, Mahādeva prepares to reveal a marvel as all eyes turn toward the fire-altar.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• munayaḥ (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even Veda-knowing sages are led beyond scholarship into direct wonder (adbhuta) through Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it functions as a narrative setup for the ensuing miracle in the ritual setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse introduces the presence of sages and Śiva’s forthcoming revelation.