Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

इत्यूचुस्ते सुराः सर्वे हिमालयपुरोगमाः । पार्वतीसहिताः सर्वे तुष्टुर्वाग्भिरादृताः

Transliteration

ityūcuste surāḥ sarve himālayapurogamāḥ | pārvatīsahitāḥ sarve tuṣṭurvāgbhirādṛtāḥ

Translation

ดังนี้เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงได้กล่าว โดยมีหิมาลัยเป็นผู้นำ; แล้วทุกองค์พร้อมด้วยพระนางปารวตี ก็สรรเสริญพระผู้เป็นเจ้าด้วยวาจาอันนอบน้อม

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण-निपातः (quotative)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्; सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• हिमालयपुरोगमाः: having Himālaya in front/led by Himālaya
• हिमालयपुरोगमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिमालय + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (हिमालयः पुरोगमः येषाम्/हिमालयपुरोगमाः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• पार्वतीसहिताः: accompanied by Pārvatī
• पार्वतीसहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्वती + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (पार्वत्या सहिताः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• तुष्टुः: praised
• तुष्टुः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वाग्भिः: with words, by speeches
• वाग्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• आदृताः: respectful, reverent
• आदृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + दृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (ते/सुराः)

Speaker

Narrator (deduced Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant gathering of devas with Himālaya leading, Pārvatī present, all offering reverent hymns—hands folded, faces uplifted, a sense of sacred chorus.

Characters & Entities

• Surāḥ (gods)
• Himālaya
• Pārvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective praise (stuti) and reverent speech are portrayed as powerful expressions of dharma and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-Himālaya sacred landscape is the implied setting where divine assemblies and praises occur.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Stuti—devotional hymning/praise—is indicated as the spiritual act, without a detailed ritual protocol.