Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मप्रभृतयो देवाः कुम्भजाद्या महर्षयः । अस्तुवन्भक्तिसंयुक्ताः प्रत्येकं राघवेश्वरम्

Transliteration

brahmaprabhṛtayo devāḥ kumbhajādyā maharṣayaḥ | astuvanbhaktisaṃyuktāḥ pratyekaṃ rāghaveśvaram

Translation

பிரம்மா முதலிய தேவர்கள், கும்பஜர் (அகஸ்தியர்) முதலான மகரிஷிகள் பக்தியுடன் முறையே ஒவ்வொருவராக ராகவேஸ்வரரைப் புகழ்ந்து ஸ்துதித்தனர்।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मप्रभृतयः: beginning with Brahmā (Brahmā and others)
• ब्रह्मप्रभृतयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्म-प्रभृति = ब्रह्मादयः)

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

• कुम्भजाद्याः: beginning with Kumbhaja (Agastya)
• कुम्भजाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भज + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुम्भज-आदि = कुम्भजादयः)

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अस्तुवन्: praised
• अस्तुवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; धातुः—स्तु (स्तवन/स्तुतौ)

• भक्तिसंयुक्ताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकृदन्त (क्त), संयुक्त; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भक्ति-संयुक्त = भक्त्या संयुक्ताः)

• प्रत्येकम्: each, individually
• प्रत्येकम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + एक (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाव)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावसमासः; अर्थे—‘एकैकम्/प्रत्येकम्’ (distributive adverb)

• राघवेश्वरम्: Rāghava’s Lord (the Lord of Rāma)
• राघवेश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (राघव-ईश्वर = राघवस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rāghaveśvara (Rāmeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/assembled sages (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand assembly at the seashore shrine: Brahmā and the devas, with Agastya and other sages, each stepping forward to praise the liṅga of Rāghaveśvara; waves and Setu horizon behind, lamps and bilva offerings in front.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Agastya (Kumbhaja)
• Devas
• Mahārṣis
• Rāghaveśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest gods and sages approach the Lord with bhakti; devotion is the true qualification for praise and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha associated with Rāghaveśvara—identified in tradition with the Rāmeśvara sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes stuti (devotional praise) as a devotional act.