Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

चंद्रं मुरुः समायातो बुधश्चैव समागतः । आदित्यश्च तथा शुक्रः शनिरंगारको महान्

Transliteration

caṃdraṃ muruḥ samāyāto budhaścaiva samāgataḥ | ādityaśca tathā śukraḥ śaniraṃgārako mahān

Translation

ചന്ദ്രന്റെ അടുക്കൽ മുരു എത്തി; ബുധനും സമാഗതനായി. അതുപോലെ ആദിത്യൻ, ശുക്രൻ, ശനി, മഹാബലൻ അങ്കാരകൻ (മംഗളം) എന്നിവരും വന്നു.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रम्: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मुरुः: Muru (a name/person)
• मुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• समायातः: arrived
• समायातः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग (past participle: 'having come/arrived')

• बुधः: Mercury (Budha)
• बुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• समागतः: came/assembled
• समागतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• आदित्यः: the Sun (Āditya)
• आदित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• शुक्रः: Venus (Śukra)
• शुक्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शनिः: Saturn (Śani)
• शनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अङ्गारकः: Mars (Aṅgāraka)
• अङ्गारकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the preceding noun)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial gathering where the grahas arrive in sequence—Candra at center, with Budha, Āditya, Śukra, Śani, and Aṅgāraka approaching—signaling an auspicious alignment before a great divine enterprise.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Budha
• Āditya (Sūrya)
• Śukra
• Śani
• Aṅgāraka (Maṅgala)
• Muru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic powers operate in coordination; harmony among forces supports the success of divine purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific terrestrial tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative arc.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; the verse lists planetary entities assembling, relevant to graha-bala themes.