Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तथा ऋषिगणांश्चैव यक्षगन्धर्वपन्नगान् । सिद्धविद्याधरांश्चैव किंनरांश्चाप्सरोगणान्

Transliteration

tathā ṛṣigaṇāṃścaiva yakṣagandharvapannagān | siddhavidyādharāṃścaiva kiṃnarāṃścāpsarogaṇān

Translation

“അതുപോലെ ഋഷിഗണങ്ങളെയും, യക്ഷന്മാരെയും, ഗന്ധർവന്മാരെയും, പന്നഗന്മാരെയും (നാഗന്മാരെയും); കൂടാതെ സിദ്ധന്മാരെയും, വിദ്യാധരന്മാരെയും, കിന്നരന്മാരെയും, അപ്സരാഗണങ്ങളെയും വിളിക്കൂ.”

Word by Word

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/also)

• ṛṣi-gaṇān: groups of sages
• ṛṣi-gaṇān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘ऋषीणां गणाः’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic: indeed/just)

• yakṣa-gandharva-pannagān: yakṣas, gandharvas, and serpents
• yakṣa-gandharva-pannagān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa + gandharva + pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (yakṣāḥ ca gandharvāḥ ca pannagāḥ ca)

• siddha-vidyādharān: siddhas and vidyādharas
• siddha-vidyādharān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha + vidyādhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (siddhāḥ ca vidyādharāḥ ca)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (indeed)

• kiṃnarān: kiṃnaras
• kiṃnarān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• apsarā-gaṇān: groups of apsarases
• apsarā-gaṇān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘अप्सरसां गणाः’)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sadāśiva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand invitation list expands: sages, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Nāgas, Siddhas, Vidyādharas, Kiṃnaras, and Apsarases—suggesting a vast, multi-realm wedding assembly with music, jewels, and celestial movement.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣigaṇa (hosts of sages)
• Yakṣas
• Gandharvas
• Pannagas/Nāgas
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Kiṃnaras
• Apsaras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The divine wedding is a universal celebration—every order of beings participates, reflecting cosmic unity under dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

As part of Kedārakhaṇḍa, the broader glorification belongs to the Kedāra-Himalayan sacred Śaiva landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse prescribes inviting various celestial and semi-celestial hosts as attendants to the auspicious ceremony.