Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 168

Devanagari script

प्रशशंसुः सुराः पार्थ तदा तस्मिन्समागमे

Transliteration

praśaśaṃsuḥ surāḥ pārtha tadā tasminsamāgame

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ പാർഥ, ആ മഹാസമാഗമത്തിൽ ദേവന്മാർ സ്തുതിയും പ്രശംസയും അർപ്പിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• प्रशशंसुः: praised
• प्रशशंसुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पार्थ: O Pārtha
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समागमे: assembly/meeting
• समागमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); vocative 'Pārtha' suggests a quoted epic-style address preserved in this recension

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand celestial assembly: devas gathered in concentric rows, hands folded, some holding lotuses and conches, faces uplifted in praise; the atmosphere is luminous after a tense moment of battle.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (Suras)
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Praise (stuti) arises naturally where dharma gathers strength—devotion aligns the mind with the victorious divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is referenced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; only the act of praise is described.