Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं साहाय्यार्थमुपागतः । तथा च भगवाञ्छंभुः सर्वदेवगणैः सह

Transliteration

sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ sāhāyyārthamupāgataḥ | tathā ca bhagavāñchaṃbhuḥ sarvadevagaṇaiḥ saha

Translation

സഹായത്തിനായി അദ്ദേഹം എല്ലാ സുരഗണങ്ങളോടും കൂടി അവിടെ എത്തി. അതുപോലെ ഭഗവാൻ ശംഭു (ശിവൻ)യും സമസ്ത ദേവഗണങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം അവിടെ വന്നു ചേർന്നു।

Word by Word

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘suragaṇaiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• suragaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of gods
• suragaṇaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सुराणां गणाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together)

• sāhāyya-artham: for the purpose of assistance
• sāhāyya-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (साहाय्यस्य अर्थः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• upāgataḥ: has arrived
• upāgataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√gam (धातु) → upāgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘आगतः’ = has come/arrived

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thus/so)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; शिवस्य नाम

• sarvadevagaṇaiḥ: with all the groups of gods
• sarvadevagaṇaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-deva-gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां देवानां गणाः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• saha: with
• saha: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand procession: Indra leading hosts of devas; Śiva (Śambhu) arrives with gaṇas and divine attendants, converging upon Brahmā’s sacrificial ground.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śambhu)
• Devas
• Sura-gaṇa
• Yajña (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic undertakings draw collective support: when a sacred act is for the good, even the gods unite to uphold it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the site is established by the broader chapter context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it narrates the arrival of deities to assist the ongoing yajña.