Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अहं सुराऽसुराः सर्वे यक्षगंधर्वराक्षसाः । पन्नगाश्च पिशाचाश्च तथा विद्याधरा ह्यमी

Transliteration

ahaṃ surā'surāḥ sarve yakṣagaṃdharvarākṣasāḥ | pannagāśca piśācāśca tathā vidyādharā hyamī

Translation

我—そして一切の神々と阿修羅、ヤクシャ・ガンダルヴァ・ラークシャサ、ナーガとピシャーチャ、さらにこれらのヴィディヤーダラもまた—（皆、御前に立ちます）。

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सुरासुराः: gods and demons
• सुरासुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (सुराश्च असुराश्च)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसाः: yakṣas, gandharvas, and rākṣasas
• यक्षगन्धर्वराक्षसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष + गन्धर्व + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (यक्षाः गन्धर्वाः राक्षसाः)

• पन्नगाः: serpents
• पन्नगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पिशाचाः: piśācas (ghouls)
• पिशाचाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• विद्याधराः: vidyādharas
• विद्याधराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः (विद्यां धरन्ति ये)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• अमी: these (here)
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing the stotra context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand cosmic congregation: devas and asuras side by side; yakṣas with treasure motifs; gandharvas with instruments; rākṣasas imposing; nāgas coiled; piśācas shadowy; vidyādharas airborne—כולם facing the Liṅga in shared reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Asuras
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Rākṣasas
• Nāgas (Pannagas)
• Piśācas
• Vidyādharas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s sovereignty is universal—every class of being ultimately stands under the same divine reality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s Śaiva frame is implied; the verse emphasizes the universality of Liṅga-devotion rather than a local landmark.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it supports collective stotra and congregational reverence.