Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं देवविष्णुपुरःसरैः । आदित्यैर्वसुभी रुद्रैरश्विभ्यां च तथाऽपरैः

Transliteration

sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ devaviṣṇupuraḥsaraiḥ | ādityairvasubhī rudrairaśvibhyāṃ ca tathā'paraiḥ

Translation

ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ସୁରଗଣଙ୍କ ସହ ଆସିଲେ—ଅଗ୍ରେ ଦେବ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ; ସହିତ ଆଦିତ୍ୟ, ବସୁ, ରୁଦ୍ର, ଅଶ୍ୱିନୀଦ୍ୱୟ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ ସତ୍ତ୍ୱମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• sarvaiḥ: with all
• sarvaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• sura-gaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of gods
• sura-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक-उपपद) = 'together with'

• deva-viṣṇu-puraḥsaraiḥ: with those led by Deva and Viṣṇu
• deva-viṣṇu-puraḥsaraiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + puraḥsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (those led by Deva and Viṣṇu)

• ādityaiḥ: with the Ādityas
• ādityaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vasubhiḥ: with the Vasus
• vasubhiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• rudraiḥ: with the Rudras
• rudraiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• aśvibhyām: with the two Aśvins
• aśvibhyām: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तुल्यताबोधक/समुच्चय) = 'likewise/also'

• aparaiḥ: with others
• aparaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (others)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast celestial procession: Viṣṇu at the forefront, followed by radiant Ādityas, dignified Vasus, fierce yet auspicious Rudras, and other devas—descending like a river of light toward Maheśvara’s venue.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Rudras
• Aśvins
• Suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld when divine powers act in harmony; sectarian boundaries dissolve in the presence of a sacred event centered on Maheśvara.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse describes the divine assembly within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the particular tīrtha is not named in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction appears; the focus is on the gathering of divine groups attending the event.