Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे वसवः सह भास्करैः । विश्वेदेवाश्च साध्याश्च धनुर्हस्ता महाबलाः

Transliteration

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve vasavaḥ saha bhāskaraiḥ | viśvedevāśca sādhyāśca dhanurhastā mahābalāḥ

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ຝູງເທວະທັງປວງ—ວະສຸພ້ອມດ້ວຍເທວະແຫ່ງສຸລິຍະ, ວິສະເວເທວະ ແລະ ສາດຫຍະ—ຜູ້ມີກໍາລັງຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຖືຄັນທະນູໃນມື ກໍອອກມາ।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्) — ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/अनन्तरम्’ (thereafter/from there)

• devagaṇāḥ: groups of gods
• devagaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां गणाः)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying devagaṇāḥ etc.)

• vasavaḥ: the Vasus
• vasavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (वसु) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (सह) (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सह-योगे) — ‘with’

• bhāskaraiḥ: with the Bhāskaras (sun-gods)
• bhāskaraiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (भास्कर) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचनम्; सह-योगे (instrumental of accompaniment)

• viśvedevāḥ: the Viśvedevas
• viśvedevāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (विश्वे देवाः)

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

• sādhyāḥ: the Sādhyas
• sādhyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (साध्य) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्

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

• dhanuḥ-hastāḥ: having bows in their hands
• dhanuḥ-hastāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanuḥ (धनुस्) (प्रातिपदिक) + hasta (हस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (धनुः हस्ते येषां ते)

• mahābalāḥ: mighty/very strong
• mahābalāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्राय) + bala (बल) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलं यस्य)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ranks of radiant gods assemble with bows—gleaming armor, solar halos, banners—forming a luminous counter-host against the dark tide of pramathas.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Vasus
• Bhāskaras (solar deities)
• Viśvedevas
• Sādhyas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred order collapses, even divine assemblies polarize—showing that dharma depends on humility and right alignment, not mere status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is narrated within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tying cosmic events to the sanctity associated with Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the mobilization of deva-hosts for battle.