Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एते सर्वे समायाता यज्ञवाटे द्विजन्मनः । ते सर्वे सत्कृतास्तेन दक्षेण च दुरात्मना

Transliteration

ete sarve samāyātā yajñavāṭe dvijanmanaḥ | te sarve satkṛtāstena dakṣeṇa ca durātmanā

Translation

Semua mereka telah tiba di gelanggang yajña, wahai yang dua kali lahir. Dan semuanya dihormati sewajarnya oleh Dakṣa itu, meskipun dia berhati jahat.

Word by Word

• एते: these (persons)
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Pronoun: these)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• समायाताः: arrived/came together
• समायाताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु √या) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियार्थे ‘आगताः’ (having come/arrived)

• यज्ञ-वाटे: in the sacrificial enclosure
• यज्ञ-वाटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + वाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘यज्ञस्य वाटः’ → ‘यज्ञवाटः’

• द्विजन्मनः: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजन्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘द्वे जन्मनी यस्य’ (one having two births)

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

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सत्कृताः: were duly honored
• सत्कृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सत् (उपसर्गवत्/अव्ययभाव) + √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/क्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (were honored)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (by him)

• दक्षेण: by Dakṣa
• दक्षेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

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

• दुरात्मना: by the evil-minded one
• दुरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-विशेषणवत् (of evil nature)

Speaker

Lomaśa (addressing a ‘dvijanman’ listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakhala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija interlocutor(s) in the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside the sacrificial pavilion, Dakṣa ceremonially welcomes the arriving devas with offerings and seats, while his face and posture subtly convey disdain—an atmosphere of polite ceremony masking impending rupture.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Yajñavāṭa (sacrificial enclosure)
• Devas and Ṛṣis (implied)
• Dvija (addressed listener)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer courtesy without inner purity is exposed as spiritually hollow—Dakṣa honors guests yet remains ‘durātmā’ (ill-disposed).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse centers on the yajñavāṭa (ritual arena) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative; tīrtha-glorification is indirect via the sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies proper satkāra (honor and reception) of invited participants at a yajña, though no detailed procedure is specified.