Shloka 78 - Adhyaya 6 - Brahmottara Khanda - Brahma Khanda | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

गंधर्वयक्षपतगोरगसिद्ध साध्या विद्याधरामरवराप्सरसां गणाश्च । येऽन्ये त्रिलोकनिलयाः सह भूतवर्गाः प्राप्ते प्रदोषसमये हरपार्थसंस्थाः

Transliteration

gaṃdharvayakṣapatagoragasiddha sādhyā vidyādharāmaravarāpsarasāṃ gaṇāśca | ye'nye trilokanilayāḥ saha bhūtavargāḥ prāpte pradoṣasamaye harapārthasaṃsthāḥ

Translation

गन्धर्व-यक्ष-पतग-उरग-सिद्ध-साध्याः, विद्याधर-अमरवर-अप्सरसां गणाश्च, ये चान्ये त्रिलोकनिलयाः सह भूतवर्गाः—प्राप्ते प्रदोषसमये हरपार्वतीसंस्थाः भवन्ति।

Word by Word

gandharva-yakṣa-pataga-uraga-siddha-sādhyāḥGandharvas, Yakṣas, birds, serpents, Siddhas, and Sādhyas

vidyādhara-amara-vara-apsarasāmof Vidyādharas, gods, excellent ones, and Apsarases

gaṇāḥgroups

caand

yewho

anyeother

tri-loka-nilayāḥinhabitants of the three worlds

sahatogether with

bhūta-vargāḥhosts of beings

prāptewhen (it) has arrived

pradoṣa-samayeat pradoṣa time

hara-pārtha-saṃsthāḥstationed with Hara and Pārtha

Speaker

Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast cosmic amphitheater at Pradoṣa: Gandharvas and Apsarases, Yakṣas, Vidyādharas, Nāgas, Siddhas, Sādhyas, birds and other beings, plus bhūta-gaṇas, all arranged in tiers around Śiva and Pārvatī in the center.

Characters & Entities

Śiva (Hara)

Pārvatī

Gandharvas

Yakṣas

Nāgas (Uraga)

Siddhas

Sādhyas

Vidyādharas

Apsarases

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradoṣa is celebrated as a cosmic hour of Śiva’s worship, drawing reverence from all realms of existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific earthly tīrtha is named; the verse universalizes Pradoṣa as sacred across the three worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied prescription: participate in Śiva worship at Pradoṣa, aligning oneself with the cosmic assembly devoted to Hara.