Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

प्रणेमुर्देवताः सर्वे साधुसाध्विति ते जगुः

Transliteration

praṇemurdevatāḥ sarve sādhusādhviti te jaguḥ

Translation

すべての神々は礼拝してひれ伏し、「善きかな、善きかな」と唱えた。

Word by Word

• praṇemuḥ: bowed down
• praṇemuḥ: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-ṇam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); devatāḥ (स्त्री) with sarve as generic/all (usage)

• sādhu: well done!
• sādhu: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रशंसावाचक-अव्यय (Exclamatory particle of approval)

• sādhu: excellent!
• sādhu: Sambandha (Exclamation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sādhu (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रशंसावाचक-अव्यय (Repetition for emphasis)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निदर्शन-अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• jaguḥ: said/sang
• jaguḥ: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gai (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Contextual) audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A semicircle of devas with folded hands bowing toward the newly established liṅga; some raise hands in acclamation; the atmosphere is celebratory yet reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous sacred acts receive cosmic affirmation—devotion aligns the human and divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same sanctified setting of the established liṅgas in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is prescribed; it records the devatās’ reverent salutation and praise.