Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

तदा सर्वे सुरगणा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः रक्षोगंधर्वयक्षाश्च अप्सरोगणसेविताः

Transliteration

tadā sarve suragaṇā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ rakṣogaṃdharvayakṣāśca apsarogaṇasevitāḥ

Translation

Saat itu seluruh bala para dewa—bersama para resi, para Siddha dan Cāraṇa, juga Rākṣasa, Gandharva, dan Yakṣa—hadir, diiringi rombongan para Apsarā.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: अधिकरण (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुरगणाः: groups of gods
• सुरगणाः: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः)

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सिद्धचारणाः: Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणाः: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (सिद्धाश्च चारणाश्च)

• रक्षः: Rākṣasas
• रक्षः: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (रक्षांसि/रक्षः—वैदिक/पुराण-प्रयोग)

• गन्धर्व: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (समाहार-गण-निर्देश)

• यक्षाः: Yakṣas
• यक्षाः: कर्ता (समूह-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अप्सरोगणसेविताः: attended by groups of Apsarases
• अप्सरोगणसेविताः: विशेषण (समूह-कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + सेवित (सेव् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past passive participle: 'served/attended'); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अप्सरोगणेन सेविताः)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial congregation arrives: devas with crowns, ṛṣis with matted hair, siddhas and cāraṇas in the sky, gandharvas with vīṇās, yakṣas bearing riches, rākṣasas subdued yet present, and apsarās in dancing clusters—everyone oriented toward Śiva’s impending movement.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Suras)
• Ṛṣis
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Rākṣasas
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is universal: beings across realms converge to honor a divine event, reflecting cosmic harmony around sacred manifestation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The assembly occurs within the Kedāra/ Gaṅgā-side sacred narrative setting, implying the sanctity of that locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse lists attendees and the grandeur of the occasion.