Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

नमश्चक्रुश्च ते सर्वे ससुरासुरदानवाः । तदा गर्गं पृच्छमाना बलं चंद्रस्य तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

namaścakruśca te sarve sasurāsuradānavāḥ | tadā gargaṃ pṛcchamānā balaṃ caṃdrasya tattvataḥ

Translation

ദേവന്മാരും അസുരന്മാരും ദാനവന്മാരും എല്ലാവരും അവനെ നമസ്കരിച്ചു; തുടർന്ന് ചന്ദ്രന്റെ യഥാർത്ഥ ബലത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ഗർഗനോട് ചോദിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘नमः चक्रुः’ इति कर्मरूपेण

• चक्रुः: made/did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ते’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ससुरासुरदानवाः: (all) the gods, asuras, and dānavas together
• ससुरासुरदानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + सुर + असुर + दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः—‘सुराश्च असुराश्च दानवाश्च (सहिताः)’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• गर्गम्: Garga
• गर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• पृच्छमानाः: asking
• पृच्छमानाः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु) → पृच्छमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः, शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त (present ātmanepada participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘ते सर्वे’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• चन्द्रस्य: of the Moon
• चन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तत्त्वतः: in truth/accurately
• तत्त्वतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘यथार्थतः/वास्तवतः’ इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Implied dvija audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand hall where devas, asuras, and dānavas together fold hands; Garga, venerable with matted hair and staff, is questioned about Candra’s strength; Candra stands radiant nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Asuras
• Dānavas
• Garga
• Candra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even rival powers submit to truth-seeking; dharma values accurate knowledge (tattva-jñāna) over mere faction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-khaṇḍa frames the narration, but the verse itself concerns celestial consultation, not a particular earthly shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces consultation on auspicious strength (bala) relevant to timing and action.