Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अनेकाश्वापदाकीर्णं विहगैरनुनादितम् । सुगंधपुष्पशोभाढ्यं मयूररवनादितम्

Transliteration

anekāśvāpadākīrṇaṃ vihagairanunāditam | sugaṃdhapuṣpaśobhāḍhyaṃ mayūraravanāditam

Translation

وكان يعجّ بكثير من وحوش البرّ، وتتعالى فيه أصداء الطيور؛ غنيًّا بجمال الأزهار العطرة، وتردّد فيه صياح الطواويس.

Word by Word

• अनेक: many
• अनेक: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem in compound); ‘many’

• श्वापद: wild animals
• श्वापद: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वापद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem in compound); ‘wild beasts’

• आकीर्णम्: filled/crowded
• आकीर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + √कॄ (किर्) (धातु) → आकीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘filled with’

• विहगैः: by birds
• विहगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘by birds’

• अनुनादितम्: resounded
• अनुनादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + √नद् (धातु) → अनुनादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘resounded/echoed’

• सुगन्ध: fragrant
• सुगन्ध: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (stem in compound); ‘fragrant’

• पुष्प: flowers
• पुष्प: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem in compound)

• शोभा: beauty
• शोभा: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound); ‘beauty/splendour’

• आढ्यम्: abundant in
• आढ्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘rich in, abundant’

• मयूर: peacocks
• मयूर: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (stem in compound)

• रव: cry/sound
• रव: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (stem in compound); ‘cry/sound’

• नादितम्: made resonant
• नादितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √नद् (धातु) → नादित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘sounded, made resonant’

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fragrant flowering forest alive with birdsong; wild creatures visible between trees; peacocks calling from clearings; blossoms scattered across the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Revā (contextual landscape near the tīrtha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is expressed through auspicious sensory signs—fragrance, harmony of creatures, and resonant sound—inviting contemplative presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred woodland setting associated with the Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha described in this passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse supports tīrtha-darśana by portraying the site as naturally conducive to worship and recollection.