Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सब्रह्यकं पुरारातेर्महिमानमवर्धयत् । ततस्तं विधिराहेदं गन्धमादनपर्वते

Transliteration

sabrahyakaṃ purārātermahimānamavardhayat | tatastaṃ vidhirāhedaṃ gandhamādanaparvate

Translation

So wuchs, zusammen mit Brahmā, die Herrlichkeit des Feindes der Drei Städte (Śiva). Dann sprach auf dem Berge Gandhamādana der Schöpfer (Brahmā) diese Worte zu ihm.

Word by Word

• सब्रह्मकम्: together with Brahmā
• सब्रह्मकम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + ब्रह्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; सहार्थक-समासः (with Brahmā/with the creator)

• पुरारातेः: of the foe of Tripura (Śiva)
• पुरारातेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराराति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्

• महिमानम्: greatness, glory
• महिमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• अवर्धयत्: increased, augmented
• अवर्धयत्: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/कालवाचक (then)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• विधिः: Brahmā (the Ordainer)
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (object of ‘said’: ‘this’)

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on Mount Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Gandhamādana’s heights, Brahmā and other devas stand in reverence as Śiva’s Tripurāri glory swells; Brahmā turns to address Śiva with solemn words.

Characters & Entities

• Purārāti (Śiva)
• Brahmā (Vidhi)
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s glory expands as the cosmos aligns with dharma; even Brahmā participates, showing unity of divine functions in auspicious rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana Mountain is highlighted as a sacred locale where divine counsel and auspicious preparations unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse transitions into Brahmā’s speech connected with the wedding arrangements.