Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

देवेन्द्रो हि समानीत इंद्राण्या सह सुप्रभः । तथा चंद्रो हि रोहिण्या वरुणः प्रिययया सह

Transliteration

devendro hi samānīta iṃdrāṇyā saha suprabhaḥ | tathā caṃdro hi rohiṇyā varuṇaḥ priyayayā saha

Translation

Indra yang bercahaya dan mulia telah dibawa ke sana bersama Indrāṇī. Demikian juga Dewa Bulan datang bersama Rohiṇī, dan Varuṇa datang bersama permaisuri kesayangannya.

Word by Word

• देवेन्द्रः: Indra, lord of gods
• देवेन्द्रः: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक); ‘देव-इन्द्र’
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवानाम् इन्द्रः’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle: ‘indeed’)

• समानीतः: was brought
• समानीतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + नी (धातु) → समानीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, कर्मणि); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘was brought’

• इन्द्राण्या: with Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राण्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (preposition: ‘with’)

• सुप्रभः: radiant / splendid
• सुप्रभः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (देवेन्द्रः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (likewise)

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

• रोहिण्या: with Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), एकवचन

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रिययया: with (his) beloved
• प्रिययया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियया (प्रातिपदिक; ‘प्रिय’ + टाप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), एकवचन; ‘with (his) beloved’

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Marava/Kedāra kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi/devotee audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra arrives with Indrāṇī in regal splendor; Candra with Rohiṇī radiates cool lunar light; Varuṇa with his consort bears water-emblems; all move toward the Kedāra sacred precinct, with clouds, moonbeams, and water motifs blending over the mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Indrāṇī
• Candra
• Rohiṇī
• Varuṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The presence of devas with their consorts underscores wholeness and auspiciousness (saubhāgya) in a grand dharmic gathering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s setting (linked to Kedāra sacred geography); the verse itself emphasizes attendance rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the arrival of Indra, the Moon, and Varuṇa with their companions.