Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

जगाम मंदरगिरिं गिरिणा यानुगोर्चितः

Transliteration

jagāma maṃdaragiriṃ giriṇā yānugorcitaḥ

Translation

Darauf begab er sich zum Berge Mandara, geehrt und begleitet vom Berge (Himālaya), der ihm dienstbar zur Seite stand.

Word by Word

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg

• मन्दरगिरिम्: to Mount Mandara
• मन्दरगिरिम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर-गिरि (प्रातिपदिक; मन्दर + गिरि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• गिरिणा: by the mountain (king)
• गिरिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• यानुगः: accompanied by followers
• यानुगः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यानुग (प्रातिपदिक; य + अनुग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण of (implicit subject)

• उर्चितः: honoured
• उर्चितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उर्चित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; past passive participle sense 'honoured'

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandaragiri

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine figure proceeds to Mandaragiri; Himālaya, personified as a mountain-king, follows in attendance, honoring the traveler like a royal escort across a landscape of peaks and forests.

Characters & Entities

• Mandara Mountain
• Himālaya (implied by prior verse context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma treats mountains as living sacred powers; movement between such sites signifies transitions in cosmic and ritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mandaragiri (Mount Mandara) is referenced as a sacred landmark within Purāṇic sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual prescription is stated; it is a travel/transition verse pointing to a sacred locale.