Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ते सर्वे संघशो भूत्वा श्रैष्ठ्य ज्ञानाय चात्मनः । समुपाजग्मुरमला महतीं ब्रह्मणः सभाम्

Transliteration

te sarve saṃghaśo bhūtvā śraiṣṭhya jñānāya cātmanaḥ | samupājagmuramalā mahatīṃ brahmaṇaḥ sabhām

Translation

ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିର୍ମଳ ହୋଇ ସଂଘବଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ; ନିଜମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତା ଓ ସମ୍ୟକ୍ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଲାଭ କରିବାକୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ମହାସଭାକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते इत्यस्य)

• संघशः: in groups
• संघशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: संघ + शस् (अव्ययीभाव/तद्धित-प्रयोग)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb; 'in groups/collectively')

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); 'having become'

• श्रैष्ठ्य: for excellence/supremacy
• श्रैष्ठ्य: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रैष्ठ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (पाठे 'श्रैष्ठ्य(म्)'—दातिव-प्रयोगः)

• ज्ञानाय: for knowledge
• ज्ञानाय: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आत्मनः: of themselves / of the self
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• समुपाजग्मुः: approached / came together
• समुपाजग्मुः: Kriyā (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अमलाः: pure
• अमलाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते इत्यस्य)

• महतीम्: great
• महतीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सभाम् इत्यस्य)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सभाम्: assembly/hall
• सभाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast luminous hall with Brahmā’s throne; innumerable tīrtha-devatās stand in orderly ranks, hands folded, faces serene, approaching as a unified saṅgha to request discernment and preeminence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Tīrthadevatāḥ (collective)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity and collective humility lead to higher knowledge; even sacred powers seek guidance in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is pan-Indian: the collective tīrthas are honored through their united presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse emphasizes saṅgha (collective approach) and the pursuit of jñāna.