Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 5.3.138.2 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 5.3.138.2

गौतमेन पुरा शप्तं ज्ञात्वा देवाः सुरेश्वरम् ।
ब्रह्माद्या देवताः सर्व ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः ॥ २ ॥

gautamena purā śaptaṃ jñātvā devāḥ sureśvaram |
brahmādyā devatāḥ sarva ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ || 2 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 5.3.138.2 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.3.138.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gautama, Pura, Pur, Shapta, Deva, Sureshvara, Brahmadya, Devata, Sarva, Rishi, Tapodhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 5.3.138.2). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “gautamena purā śaptaṃ jñātvā devāḥ sureśvaram
  • gautamena -
  • gautama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gautama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaptam -
  • śapta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śapta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śap class 4 verb]
    śap -> śapta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śap class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śap class 4 verb]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sureśvaram -
  • sureśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brahmādyā devatāḥ sarva ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ
  • brahmādyā* -
  • brahmādya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devatāḥ -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sarva* -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṣayaś -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tapodhanāḥ -
  • tapodhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tapodhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 5.3.138.2

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 5.3.138.2 in Bengali sript:
গৌতমেন পুরা শপ্তং জ্ঞাত্বা দেবাঃ সুরেশ্বরম্ ।
ব্রহ্মাদ্যা দেবতাঃ সর্ব ঋষযশ্চ তপোধনাঃ ॥ ২ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 5.3.138.2 in Kannada sript:
ಗೌತಮೇನ ಪುರಾ ಶಪ್ತಂ ಜ್ಞಾತ್ವಾ ದೇವಾಃ ಸುರೇಶ್ವರಮ್ ।
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾದ್ಯಾ ದೇವತಾಃ ಸರ್ವ ಋಷಯಶ್ಚ ತಪೋಧನಾಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 5.3.138.2 in Gujarati sript:
ગૌતમેન પુરા શપ્તં જ્ઞાત્વા દેવાઃ સુરેશ્વરમ્ ।
બ્રહ્માદ્યા દેવતાઃ સર્વ ઋષયશ્ચ તપોધનાઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 5.3.138.2 in Malayalam sript:
ഗൌതമേന പുരാ ശപ്തം ജ്ഞാത്വാ ദേവാഃ സുരേശ്വരമ് ।
ബ്രഹ്മാദ്യാ ദേവതാഃ സര്വ ഋഷയശ്ച തപോധനാഃ ॥ ൨ ॥

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