Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

आदित्या वसवो दस्रौ शशांकश्च दिवाकरः । एते विमानगतयो देवास्ते सह पार्षदैः

Transliteration

ādityā vasavo dasrau śaśāṃkaśca divākaraḥ | ete vimānagatayo devāste saha pārṣadaiḥ

Translation

Ang mga Āditya at mga Vasu, ang dalawang Aśvin, gayundin ang Buwan at ang Araw—ang mga diyos na ito, nakasakay sa kanilang makalangit na vimāna, ay dumating kasama ang kanilang mga pangkat ng tagasunod.

Word by Word

• आदित्याः: the Ādityas
• आदित्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दस्रौ: the two Dasras (Aśvins)
• दस्रौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• शशाङ्कः: the Moon
• शशाङ्कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिवाकरः: the Sun
• दिवाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• विमानगतयः: gone in aerial cars; mounted on vimānas
• विमानगतयः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमान-गत (प्रातिपदिक: विमान + गत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

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

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

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• पार्षदैः: with attendants
• पार्षदैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Deductive: Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to sages (Purāṇic narration style within Brāhma Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous procession: Ādityas, Vasus, the twin Aśvins, Candra and Sūrya arrive in vimānas, surrounded by attendant hosts, converging toward a central Śiva-precinct with visible gates and banners.

Characters & Entities

• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Aśvins (Dasrau)
• Śaśāṅka (Moon)
• Divākara (Sun)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest cosmic deities honor Śiva’s supremacy by assembling with devotion and order in his divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it depicts Śiva’s divine precinct and the grandeur of his court.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the emphasis is on reverent attendance and worshipful proximity to Mahādeva.