Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

देवगंधर्वपुत्राश्च ऋषिपुत्राश्च वानराः । रामक्षयं विदित्वा तु सर्व एव समागताः

Transliteration

devagaṃdharvaputrāśca ṛṣiputrāśca vānarāḥ | rāmakṣayaṃ viditvā tu sarva eva samāgatāḥ

Translation

ದೇವ-ಗಂಧರ್ವರ ಪುತ್ರರೂ, ಋಷಿಗಳ ಪುತ್ರರೂ ಆದ ವಾನರರು, ರಾಮನ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಾನಕಾಲ ಬಂದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದು, ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಸೇರಿ ಸಮಾಗಮಿಸಿದರು।

Word by Word

• देवगन्धर्वपुत्राः: sons of the divine Gandharvas
• देवगन्धर्वपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगन्धर्व + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक); देवगन्धर्वपुत्र (समस्तपद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sons of the deva-gandharvas)

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

• ऋषिपुत्राः: sons of sages
• ऋषिपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक); ऋषिपुत्र (समस्तपद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sons of sages)

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

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• रामक्षयम्: Rama’s departure/end
• रामक्षयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक); रामक्षय (समस्तपद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Rama's passing/end)

• विदित्वा: having learned
• विदित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; 'having known'

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (particle: 'but/indeed')

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम/विशेषणार्थ

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• समागताः: assembled/came together
• समागताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (having assembled/come)

Speaker

Agastya (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vānara leaders and hosts—described as sons of devas, gandharvas, and ṛṣis—arrive from many directions, faces grave yet devoted, assembling upon learning that Rāma’s departure-time has come.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Ṛṣis
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True kinship in Purāṇic dharma is devotional and spiritual; beings of lofty origins gather to honor the Lord’s transition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, depicted as a magnet for divine lineages when Rāma’s līlā reaches completion.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights saṅgati (holy gathering) around a sacred event.