Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सिद्धैः साध्यगणैर्भूतैः प्रेतैर्वैनायकैस्तथा । गन्धर्वैश्चारणौघैश्च गुह्यकैर्यक्षराक्षसैः

Transliteration

siddhaiḥ sādhyagaṇairbhūtaiḥ pretairvaināyakaistathā | gandharvaiścāraṇaughaiśca guhyakairyakṣarākṣasaiḥ

Translation

ພ້ອມດ້ວຍສິດທະ, ຫມູ່ສາດຍະ, ພູຕະ ແລະເປຣຕະ, ພ້ອມທັງວະໄນຍາກະ; ພ້ອມດ້ວຍຄັນທັຣວະ ແລະຂະບວນຈາຣະນະອັນຫຼາຍ; ພ້ອມດ້ວຍກຸຫຍະກະ, ຢັກສະ ແລະຣາກສະສະ.

Word by Word

• siddhaiḥ: with the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sādhya-gaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of Sādhyas
• sādhya-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• bhūtaiḥ: with beings/spirits (Bhūtas)
• bhūtaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• pretaiḥ: with Pretas (departed spirits)
• pretaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vaināyakaiḥ: with Vaināyakas (Gaṇeśa’s attendants)
• vaināyakaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधकः)

• gandharvaiḥ: with Gandharvas
• gandharvaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः)

• cāraṇa-oghaiḥ: with multitudes of Cāraṇas
• cāraṇa-oghaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः)

• guhyakaiḥ: with Guhyakas
• guhyakaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• yakṣa-rākṣasaiḥ: with Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• yakṣa-rākṣasaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A multi-species divine throng: luminous Siddhas and Sādhyas above; Gandharvas singing; Cāraṇas praising; Guhyakas and Yakṣas guarding treasures; Bhūtas and Pretas in shadowy corners; Vaināyakas as elephant-faced attendants; Rākṣasas standing as formidable protectors—כולם oriented toward the central sacred arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Sādhyas
• Bhūtas
• Pretas
• Vaināyakas
• Gandharvas
• Cāraṇas
• Guhyakas
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred manifestation draws beings from every realm—celestial, semi-divine, and liminal—showing the all-encompassing sovereignty of dharma and the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context; the specific tīrtha is not identified in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; it is a descriptive catalog of attendants and visitors.