Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
Devanagari script
एवं साध्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवः पितरस्तथा । सर्वे जगति ये मुख्या ददुः स्कंदाय पार्षदान्
Transliteration
evaṃ sādhyāśca rudrāśca vasavaḥ pitarastathā | sarve jagati ye mukhyā daduḥ skaṃdāya pārṣadān
Translation
ಹೀಗೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯರು, ರುದ್ರರು, ವಸುಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಪಿತೃಗಳು—ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಪ್ರಮುಖರೆಲ್ಲರೂ—ಸ್ಕಂದನಿಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ಪಾರ್ಷದರನ್ನು (ಸೇವಕಗಣವನ್ನು) ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿದರು।
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus/in this manner’)
साध्याःthe Sādhyas
साध्याः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative 1st); बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction: ‘and’)
रुद्राःthe Rudras
रुद्राः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
वसवःthe Vasus
वसवः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
पितरःthe Pitṛs (ancestors)
पितरः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन
तथाalso
तथा:
Samuccaya (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (indeclinable: ‘also/likewise’)
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the subjects)
जगतिin the world
जगति:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative 7th); एकवचन
येwho
ये:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत् (relative pronoun)
मुख्याःchief, foremost
मुख्याः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘ye/sarve’)
ददुःgave
ददुः:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन
स्कंदायto Skanda
स्कंदाय:
Sampradāna (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative 4th); एकवचन
पार्षदान्attendants, retinue-members
पार्षदान्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative 2nd); बहुवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A grand celestial court where Sādhyas, Rudras, Vasus, and Pitṛs present armed attendants (pārṣadas) to youthful Skanda, signifying universal recognition of his command.
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaS
SādhyasR
RudrasV
VasusP
PitṛsFAQs
Skanda’s leadership is cosmic: all principal divine classes support him for the protection of Dharma.
No tīrtha is referenced; the emphasis is universal, not geographical.
None.