Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तत्र तीर्थानि सर्वाणि समायातानि वीक्ष्य सः । उत्तस्थौ सहितः सर्वैः सभासद्भिः पितामहः

Transliteration

tatra tīrthāni sarvāṇi samāyātāni vīkṣya saḥ | uttasthau sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sabhāsadbhiḥ pitāmahaḥ

Translation

そのとき、すべてのティールタ（聖なる渡り場）が集い来たのを見て、ピターマハ（梵天ブラフマー）は廷臣一同とともに立ち上がった。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• तीर्थानि: sacred places
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति (2nd/1st Acc/Nom), बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति (2nd/1st Acc/Nom), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तीर्थानि)

• समायातानि: having arrived / assembled
• समायातानि: Karma/State (Descriptive of object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (तीर्थानि) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वीक्ष्य: having seen
• वीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); 'having seen'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उत्तस्थौ: stood up
• उत्तस्थौ: Kriyā (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; √सह (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पितामहः) इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सर्वैः: by/with all
• सर्वैः: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सभासद्भिः: with the assembly members
• सभासद्भिः: Karaṇa/Sahakārī (Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभासद् (प्रातिपदिक; सभा + सद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सभायां सदः)

• पितामहः: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: All tīrthas (collective)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā rises from his throne as the assembled tīrthas enter; courtiers also stand, hands folded; the hall glows with lotus motifs and a sense of formal welcome.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Brahma-sabhā
• Tīrthas (personified/represented by deities)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True greatness expresses itself as honor toward holiness; even Brahmā rises to receive the sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

All tīrthas collectively are glorified by being received with honor in Brahmā’s court.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is satkāra (honoring the holy) through respectful reception and standing up.