Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

देवा ब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वे नमस्कर्तुं पितामहम् । विष्णुरप्यागतस्तत्र सभायां मंत्रकारणात्

Transliteration

devā brahmarṣayaḥ sarve namaskartuṃ pitāmaham | viṣṇurapyāgatastatra sabhāyāṃ maṃtrakāraṇāt

Translation

देवा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव पितामहं नमस्कर्तुं समागताः। विष्णुरप्यागतस्तत्र सभायां मन्त्रकारणात्॥

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ब्रह्मर्षयः: the Brahmarṣis
• ब्रह्मर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• नमस्कर्तुम्: to pay homage
• नमस्कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थ (purpose)

• पितामहम्: the Grandfather (Brahmā)
• पितामहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• आगतः: came
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मन्त्रकारणात्: because of a mantra (reason)
• मन्त्रकारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vyāsa (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-sabhā (conceptual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas and brahmarṣis with folded hands bow to Brahmā; at the side, Viṣṇu enters with calm radiance, suggesting purposeful arrival for a divine mandate.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brahmarṣis
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest beings act within dharmic protocol—honoring elders (Pitāmaha) and assembling for righteous counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised; the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya uses cosmic narratives to magnify the spiritual authority of the section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of namaskāra (reverential salutation) is described as the proper devotional etiquette.