Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 184

Devanagari script

ततः सुरैःस्तूयमानो वंद्यमानश्च चारणैः । नृत्यद्भिरप्सरोभिश्च कीतैर्गंधर्वजैः शुभैः

Transliteration

tataḥ suraiḥstūyamāno vaṃdyamānaśca cāraṇaiḥ | nṛtyadbhirapsarobhiśca kītairgaṃdharvajaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

پھر وہ دیوتاؤں کی ستوتی سے سراہا گیا، چارنوں نے ادب سے وندنا کی؛ اپسرائیں رقص کرتی رہیں اور مبارک گندھرو گیت گاتے رہے—یوں دیویہ اُتسو کے ساتھ اس کی تعظیم ہوئی۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

• सुरैः: by the gods
• सुरैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्तूयमानः: being praised
• स्तूयमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वन्द्यमानः: being saluted
• वन्द्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• चारणैः: by the Cāraṇas (bards)
• चारणैः: Karana (Agent-instrument in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• नृत्यद्भिः: by (those) dancing
• नृत्यद्भिः: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अप्सरोभिः: by the Apsarases
• अप्सरोभिः: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• कीतैः: by songs/recitations
• कीतैः: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; पाठभेद-सूचक: ‘गीतैः’ (songs) इति सम्भाव्य

• गन्धर्वजैः: by Gandharva-born/related (ones)
• गन्धर्वजैः: Karana (Accompaniment/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धर्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: गन्धर्वेभ्यः जाताः/गन्धर्वसम्बद्धाः

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: Karana (Qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; पूर्वपदानां विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahākāla (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages (outer frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand divine festival: Mahākāla at center; devas chanting; Cāraṇas bowing; Apsarases mid-dance with flowing scarves; Gandharvas singing with vīṇā and drums; shower of flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Suras (Devas)
• Cāraṇas
• Apsarases
• Gandharvas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True sanctity is recognized by the whole cosmos—divine beings naturally gather to praise and honor dharma and the sacred.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding passage belongs to the Mahākāla-liṅga context, associated with the Mahākāla sacred geography (Ujjayinī/Ujjain tradition).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse depicts celestial stuti (praise), implying the merit of honoring the sacred with song and reverence.