Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गच्छंति वसुभिः सार्धं रुद्रैश्च सह संगताः । यमश्च मृत्युना सार्धं सर्वतः परिवारितः

Transliteration

gacchaṃti vasubhiḥ sārdhaṃ rudraiśca saha saṃgatāḥ | yamaśca mṛtyunā sārdhaṃ sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

ਉਹ ਵਸੁਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੇ, ਰੁਦ੍ਰਗਣ ਵੀ ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਸੰਗਤ ਹੋਏ; ਅਤੇ ਯਮ ਵੀ ਮ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਯੂ ਸਮੇਤ, ਹਰ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਘਿਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ, ਚਲਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ।

Word by Word

• gacchanti: go
• gacchanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदी

• vasubhiḥ: with the Vasus
• vasubhiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक-निपात): "together/with"

• rudraiḥ: with the Rudras
• rudraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक)

• saṃgatāḥ: assembled/come together
• saṃgatāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam√gam (धातु) → saṃgata (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (devāḥ implied)

• yamaḥ: Yama
• yamaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• mṛtyunā: with Death
• mṛtyunā: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सहार्थक-निपात)

• sarvataḥ: on all sides
• sarvataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परितोऽर्थक/दिशावाचक): "on all sides"

• parivāritaḥ: surrounded
• parivāritaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari√vṛ (धातु) → parivārita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (yamaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast divine column advances: Vasus and Rudras in formation; Yama with Mṛtyu moves amid a surrounding guard, suggesting the encompassing reach of cosmic law.

Characters & Entities

• Vasus
• Rudras
• Yama
• Mṛtyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic governance includes both beneficent and fearsome powers; dharma is upheld through a complete order that even Death serves.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.