Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

कैलासशैलभवने त्रिजगजनित्रीं गौरीं निवेश्य कनकांचितरत्नपीठे । नृत्यं विधातु मभिवाञ्छति शूलपाणौ देवाः प्रदोषसमयेऽनुभजंति सर्वे

Transliteration

kailāsaśailabhavane trijagajanitrīṃ gaurīṃ niveśya kanakāṃcitaratnapīṭhe | nṛtyaṃ vidhātu mabhivāñchati śūlapāṇau devāḥ pradoṣasamaye'nubhajaṃti sarve

Translation

Im Palast auf dem Berg Kailāsa, nachdem Gaurī—die Mutter der drei Welten—auf einen mit Gold eingelegten Juwelenthron gesetzt wurde, versammeln sich, wenn Śūlapāṇi Seinen Tanz zu beginnen wünscht, alle Götter und dienen Ihm zur Zeit des Pradoṣa.

Word by Word

• kailāsa-śaila-bhavane: in the dwelling on Mount Kailāsa
• kailāsa-śaila-bhavane: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa+śaila+bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कैलास+शैल (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + भवने (सप्तमी)

• tri-jaga-janitrīm: the mother of the three worlds
• tri-jaga-janitrīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri+jagat+janitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः त्रि+जगत् (द्विगु) + जनित्री (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'mother of the three worlds')

• gaurīm: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• gaurīm: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• niveśya: having seated/placed
• niveśya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ni+vi+śi (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• kanaka-aṃcita-ratna-pīṭhe: on the jewel-throne inlaid with gold
• kanaka-aṃcita-ratna-pīṭhe: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanaka+aṃcita+ratna+pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः कनक-अञ्चित (कर्मधारयः) + रत्नपिठ (तत्पुरुषः)

• nṛtyam: dance
• nṛtyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vidhātum: to perform
• vidhātum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi+dhā (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव

• abhivāñchati: desires
• abhivāñchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vāñch (धातु) + abhi (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūla-pāṇau: when/with Śūlapāṇi (Śiva)
• śūla-pāṇau: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla+pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः शूल+पाणि (बहुव्रीहिः: 'he whose hand holds a trident')

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• pradoṣa-samaye: at pradoṣa time
• pradoṣa-samaye: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradoṣa-samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः प्रदोष+समय (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• anubhajanti: attend/serve
• anubhajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu+bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Unknown (devotional narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Mount Kailāsa, a jeweled palace hall: Gaurī enthroned on a gold-inlaid gem seat; Śiva (Śūlapāṇi) prepares to dance; gods arrive in reverent attendance at Pradoṣa twilight.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlapāṇi)
• Gaurī
• Kailāsa
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pradoṣa is portrayed as a divinely charged time when even the devas gather to serve Śiva, highlighting its unique sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s celestial abode; the verse emphasizes sacred time (Pradoṣa) more than earthly geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly encourages Pradoṣa-time worship by showing the gods themselves attending Śiva then.