Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षाः सिद्धविद्याधरोरगाः । तद्दिने तेऽपि देवेशं दृष्ट्वा मुञ्चन्ति किल्बिषम्

Transliteration

gandharvāpsaraso yakṣāḥ siddhavidyādharoragāḥ | taddine te'pi deveśaṃ dṛṣṭvā muñcanti kilbiṣam

Translation

เหล่าคันธรรพ์ อัปสร ยักษ์ สิทธะ วิทยาธร และนาคทั้งหลาย—ในวันนั้นเมื่อได้เห็นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเทวะแล้ว ก็สลัดบาปมลทินทิ้งไป

Word by Word

• gandharva: Gandharvas
• gandharva: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समूह-उल्लेख; समासाङ्ग)

• apsarasaḥ: Apsarases
• apsarasaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• yakṣāḥ: Yakṣas
• yakṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• siddha: Siddhas
• siddha: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग)

• vidyādhara: Vidyādharas
• vidyādhara: Sambandha (Compound-member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप (समासाङ्ग); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vidyāyāḥ dharaḥ)

• uragāḥ: serpents
• uragāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• taddine: on that day
• taddine: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

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

• deveśam: the Lord of the gods
• deveśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānām īśaḥ)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• muñcanti: release/abandon
• muñcanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• kilbiṣam: sin/impurity
• kilbiṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kilbiṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Skanda Purāṇa narrative voice within Revā-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A diverse assembly—Gandharvas with instruments, Apsarases dancing, Yakṣas as guardians, Siddhas and Vidyādharas in yogic poise, Nāgas coiled near water—gathers at the tīrtha; upon seeing Deveśa, a dark haze of sin lifts from them.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Yakṣas
• Siddhas
• Vidyādharas
• Nāgas (Uraga)
• Deveśa (Lord of gods—Śiva in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana of the divine at a tīrtha is transformative—purification is not limited to humans but extends to all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śukla-tīrtha (the tīrtha praised throughout this passage of Revā-khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Divine darśana on the auspicious day associated with tīrtha-snāna (implied by the surrounding verses).