Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दृढप्रांशुसमुद्भूतसोपानश्रेणिभासुरम् । सर्वाश्चर्यमयं दिव्यं वयस्यैः संवृतेन मे

Transliteration

dṛḍhaprāṃśusamudbhūtasopānaśreṇibhāsuram | sarvāścaryamayaṃ divyaṃ vayasyaiḥ saṃvṛtena me

Translation

كان يلمع بسُلَّمٍ متينٍ سامقٍ يرتفع درجاتٍ بعد درجات. وكان ذلك المعبد الصغير الإلهي آيةً في كل وجه، وأنا محاطٌ برفاقي من الأقران.

Word by Word

• दृढप्रांशुसमुद्भूतसोपानश्रेणिभासुरम्: splendid with a firm, tall, raised series of steps
• दृढप्रांशुसमुद्भूतसोपानश्रेणिभासुरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + प्रांशु + समुद्भूत + सोपान + श्रेणि + भासुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दृढ-प्रांशु-समुद्भूत-सोपान-श्रेण्या भासुरम्)

• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: full of all marvels
• सर्वाश्चर्यमयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आश्चर्य + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः आश्चर्यैः मयम् = full of all wonders)

• दिव्यम्: divine, splendid
• दिव्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वयस्यैः: by friends, with companions
• वयस्यैः: Karana/Sahakari (Association/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संवृतेन: surrounded, accompanied
• संवृतेन: Karana/State (Instrumental of attendant circumstance/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मया (अध्याहृत) इत्यस्य विशेषण—'surrounded'

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Kūrma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small shrine with a striking, tiered staircase rising firmly upward; the child-builder stands amid companions, all gazing in amazement at the ‘divine’ little temple.

Characters & Entities

• Companions (vayasya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective participation and joyful effort in devotional acts can become spiritually potent, even when done in childhood.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha; the focus remains on the constructed shrine and its devotional splendor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it describes the shrine’s features and the communal setting.