Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

सिद्धैः साध्यगणैर्भूतैः प्रेतैर्वैनायकैस्तथा । गन्धर्वैश्चारणौघैश्च गुह्यकैर्यक्षराक्षसैः

Transliteration

siddhaiḥ sādhyagaṇairbhūtaiḥ pretairvaināyakaistathā | gandharvaiścāraṇaughaiśca guhyakairyakṣarākṣasaiḥ

Translation

سِدھوں، سادھیوں کے گروہوں، بھوتوں اور پریتوں کے ساتھ، نیز وینایکوں کے ہمراہ؛ گندھرو اور چارنوں کے جھنڈوں کے ساتھ؛ گُہیک، یکش اور راکشس بھی ساتھ تھے۔

Word by Word

• siddhaiḥ: with the Siddhas
• siddhaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• sādhya-gaṇaiḥ: with the hosts of Sādhyas
• sādhya-gaṇaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• bhūtaiḥ: with beings/spirits (Bhūtas)
• bhūtaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• pretaiḥ: with Pretas (departed spirits)
• pretaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: preta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• vaināyakaiḥ: with Vaināyakas (Gaṇeśa’s attendants)
• vaināyakaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaināyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधकः)

• gandharvaiḥ: with Gandharvas
• gandharvaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः)

• cāraṇa-oghaiḥ: with multitudes of Cāraṇas
• cāraṇa-oghaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ogha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः)

• guhyakaiḥ: with Guhyakas
• guhyakaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• yakṣa-rākṣasaiḥ: with Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• yakṣa-rākṣasaiḥ: Sahakarana (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A multi-species divine throng: luminous Siddhas and Sādhyas above; Gandharvas singing; Cāraṇas praising; Guhyakas and Yakṣas guarding treasures; Bhūtas and Pretas in shadowy corners; Vaināyakas as elephant-faced attendants; Rākṣasas standing as formidable protectors—כולם oriented toward the central sacred arrival.

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Sādhyas
• Bhūtas
• Pretas
• Vaināyakas
• Gandharvas
• Cāraṇas
• Guhyakas
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacred manifestation draws beings from every realm—celestial, semi-divine, and liminal—showing the all-encompassing sovereignty of dharma and the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative context; the specific tīrtha is not identified in this verse alone.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription; it is a descriptive catalog of attendants and visitors.