Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

अन्ये चैव गणाः सर्वे निजशस्त्राणि हर्षिताः । तस्यै ददुर्नृपश्रेष्ठ स्तुतिं चक्रुः समाहिताः

Transliteration

anye caiva gaṇāḥ sarve nijaśastrāṇi harṣitāḥ | tasyai dadurnṛpaśreṣṭha stutiṃ cakruḥ samāhitāḥ

Translation

ଅନ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ଗଣମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ହର୍ଷିତ ହୋଇ ନିଜ ନିଜ ଶସ୍ତ୍ର ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦେଲେ; ହେ ନୃପଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଏକାଗ୍ରଚିତ୍ତେ ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ସ୍ତୁତି କଲେ।

Word by Word

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• gaṇāḥ: groups/hosts
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying gaṇāḥ)

• nijaśastrāṇi: their own weapons
• nijaśastrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक) + śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'own' + 'weapons')

• harṣitāḥ: delighted
• harṣitāḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣita (कृदन्त; √hṛṣ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participial adjective)

• tasyai: to her
• tasyai: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• daduḥ: they gave/offered
• daduḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• nṛpaśreṣṭha: O best of kings
• nṛpaśreṣṭha: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'best of kings')

• stutim: praise/hymn
• stutim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• cakruḥ: they made/did (offered)
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• samāhitāḥ: composed/attentive
• samāhitāḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (कृदन्त; sam-ā-√dhā (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participial adjective)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (stuti-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rows of celestial gaṇas and devas, joyful yet disciplined, place their weapons at the Devī’s feet and chant hymns in unison; the scene balances exuberance with meditative focus.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇas (hosts)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion (stuti) and supportive offering are shown as proper responses to divine manifestation and dharma-protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda-khaṇḍa (Arbuda region) narrative frame continues here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering stuti (hymnic praise) is explicitly mentioned; weapon-offering is described as a devotional act.