Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

समाजे त्रिदशैः सार्द्धं तत्र ते च दिदृक्षया । ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानास्तत्र हर्षात्समागताः

Transliteration

samāje tridaśaiḥ sārddhaṃ tatra te ca didṛkṣayā | brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāstatra harṣātsamāgatāḥ

Translation

Naquela assembleia sagrada, juntamente com os Trinta e Três deuses, eles também vieram, desejosos de contemplá-la. Cheios de júbilo, Brahmā, Viṣṇu e Maheśa (Śiva) ali chegaram.

Word by Word

• समाजे: in the assembly
• समाजे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• त्रिदशैः: with the gods
• त्रिदशैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb/particle meaning ‘together with’)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

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

• दिदृक्षया: out of desire to see
• दिदृक्षया: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिदृक्षा (कृदन्त; √दृश् (धातु) + सन् + टाप्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; इच्छार्थक-सन्नन्त-भाववाचक (desire to see)

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासपूर्वपद; देवत्रय-समाहार-द्वन्द्वे (Brahmā)

• विष्णु: Viṣṇu
• विष्णु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, समासमध्यपद; देवत्रय-समाहार-द्वन्द्वे

• महेशानाः: Maheśa (Śiva) and (the others)
• महेशानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासस्य उत्तरपद (Mahēśa/Śiva)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• हर्षात्: from joy
• हर्षात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• समागताः: assembled/came together
• समागताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: समागत (कृदन्त; सम्+√गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past participle used predicatively)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra/tīrtha (unspecified)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant divine assembly where the Thirty-three gods stand in attendance; Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva arrive joyfully, drawn by the desire to behold the sacred spectacle; the scene is luminous and hieratic.

Characters & Entities

• Tridaśa (Devas)
• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Maheśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A true tīrtha and holy gathering attract even the highest divine powers; sacred places magnify devotion and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting implies a Revā/Narmadā-associated tīrtha where the divine assembly occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes darśana (beholding) and the sanctity of the assembly.