Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

नासत्यदस्रावनिलः सर्वशश्च तथाग्नयः । यक्षगन्धर्वसिद्धाश्च पिशाचोरगकिन्नराः

Transliteration

nāsatyadasrāvanilaḥ sarvaśaśca tathāgnayaḥ | yakṣagandharvasiddhāśca piśācoragakinnarāḥ

Translation

നാസത്യനും ദസ്രനും (അശ്വിനികൾ), അനിലൻ (വായു), എല്ലാ ദിവ്യാധിപന്മാരും അഗ്നികളും; യക്ഷർ, ഗന്ധർവർ, സിദ്ധർ, പിശാചർ, നാഗർ, കിന്നരർ എന്നിവരും അവിടെ ദർശനമായി.

Word by Word

• नासत्यदस्रावनिलः: the Nāsatyas, Dasras, and Anila (Wind-god)
• नासत्यदस्रावनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (समाहार/इतर-समुच्चय)

• सर्वशः: entirely; in all respects
• सर्वशः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (adverb)

• अग्नयः: fires; Agnis
• अग्नयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यक्षगन्धर्वसिद्धाः: Yakṣas, Gandharvas, and Siddhas
• यक्षगन्धर्वसिद्धाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (इतर-समुच्चय)

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

• पिशाचोरगकिन्नराः: Piśācas, serpents, and Kinnaras
• पिशाचोरगकिन्नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक) + उरग (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (इतर-समुच्चय)

Speaker

Implied continuation of Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic theophany where celestial physicians (Aśvins), Vāyu, Agni, and hosts of yakṣas, gandharvas, siddhas, piśācas, nāgas, and kinnaras appear as if contained within the Lord’s body—like figures floating in a luminous inner-sky.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvins (Nāsaṭya, Dasra)
• Anila
• Agnis
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Piśācas
• Nāgas (Uragas)
• Kinnaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The cosmic vision includes all orders of beings—divine, semi-divine, and otherworldly—showing the universe’s unity within the Divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is named; the verse is an enumeration within the cosmic revelation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.