Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अप्सरोगणसंवीतो गंधर्वैश्च पुरस्कृतः । उपगीयमानविजयः सिद्धविद्याधरैरपि

Transliteration

apsarogaṇasaṃvīto gaṃdharvaiśca puraskṛtaḥ | upagīyamānavijayaḥ siddhavidyādharairapi

Translation

Ia diiringi rombongan apsarā, dimuliakan di depan oleh para gandharva; dan kemenangan-kemenangannya dilagukan pula oleh para siddha serta vidyādhara.

Word by Word

• अप्सरोगणसंवीतः: surrounded by groups of apsarases
• अप्सरोगणसंवीतः: Karta (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्सरस् + गण + सं-वी (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘संवीत’ = आवृत/परिवृत; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अप्सरसां गणेन संवीतः)

• गन्धर्वैः: by/with gandharvas
• गन्धर्वैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुरस्कृतः: honoured/preceded
• पुरस्कृतः: Karta (Predicate participle of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरस्-कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पुरस्कृत’ = अग्रे कृत/सम्मानित

• उपगीयमानविजयः: whose victory was being sung
• उपगीयमानविजयः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-गी (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त) + विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘गीयमान’ (present passive participle) + ‘विजय’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (उपगीयमानः विजयः यस्य)

• सिद्धविद्याधरैः: by/with siddhas and vidyādharas
• सिद्धविद्याधरैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध + विद्याधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (सिद्धाः च विद्याधराः च)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

Speaker

Lomāśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Apsaras in graceful semicircle dance; gandharvas at the fore with vīṇā and flute; siddhas and vidyādharas in the sky singing Indra’s victories; the sabhā glows with jeweled light.

Characters & Entities

• Apsarases
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Indra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly splendor and praise surround power, foreshadowing that pride can arise even amid divine honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse describes the celestial courtly environment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.