Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्रागच्छत्सुरश्रष्ठो देवैः सह पुरंदरः । तथाग्निर्वरुणो वायुर्यमो वैवस्वतस्तथा

Transliteration

tatrāgacchatsuraśraṣṭho devaiḥ saha puraṃdaraḥ | tathāgnirvaruṇo vāyuryamo vaivasvatastathā

Translation

അവിടെ ദേവന്മാരോടൊപ്പം ദേവശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ പുരന്ദരൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ) വന്നു; അതുപോലെ അഗ്നി, വരുണൻ, വായു, വൈവസ്വത യമനും എത്തി।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुरश्रेष्ठः: the best of the gods
• सुरश्रेष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां श्रेष्ठः)

• देवैः: with the gods
• देवैः: Sahakāraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपसर्गवत्/निपात (preposition-like particle)

• पुरन्दरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (also/likewise)

• अग्निः: Agni
• अग्निः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वायुः: Vāyu
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वैवस्वतः: Vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat; i.e., Yama)
• वैवस्वतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to यमः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैवस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक

Speaker

Vāmadeva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra arrives with a retinue of devas, followed by Agni with flickering radiance, Varuṇa with watery sheen, Vāyu as swirling currents, and Yama with austere dignity—each approaching the central Śiva assembly in reverent order.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva
• Indra
• Purandara
• Agni
• Varuṇa
• Vāyu
• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest devas approach and honor Śiva, affirming his supremacy beyond cosmic offices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode continues at Mount Mandara; no separate tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the gathering of divine beings.