Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्रासौ मंदरगिरौ सह देव्या भगाक्षहा । प्रासादे तत्र चोद्याने रेमे संहृष्टमानसः

Transliteration

tatrāsau maṃdaragirau saha devyā bhagākṣahā | prāsāde tatra codyāne reme saṃhṛṣṭamānasaḥ

Translation

Dort, auf dem Berge Maṇḍara, erfreute sich Śiva, der Zerstörer von Bhagas Auge, zusammen mit der Göttin im Palast und in dem Garten, mit hochbeglücktem Herzen.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• असौ: he (that person)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मन्दरगिरौ: on Mount Mandara
• मन्दरगिरौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दर + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मन्दरः गिरिः)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• देव्याः: with the goddess
• देव्याः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; 'सह' इत्यस्य योगे

• भगाक्षहा: Bhagākṣahā (Śiva, slayer of Bhaga’s eye)
• भगाक्षहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग + अक्ष + ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (भगस्य अक्षे हन्ति इति/भगाक्षं हतः इति—शिवः)

• प्रासादे: in the palace
• प्रासादे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• उद्याने: in the garden
• उद्याने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रेमे: he enjoyed/sported
• रेमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संहृष्टमानसः: whose mind was delighted
• संहृष्टमानसः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—संहृष्टं मानसं यस्य सः

Speaker

Nārada (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mandaragiri

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas or a primary interlocutor in the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa frame (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva (Bhagākṣahā) and Devī in a jeweled palace on Mandara, opening into a flowering garden; attendants, parrots, bees, and gentle mountain breezes; the couple seated in relaxed intimacy, faces serene and joyful.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Maṇḍaragiri (Mandara Mountain)
• Bhaga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s līlā with Devī on a sacred mountain frames divine joy as a sign of cosmic harmony and auspicious presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Maṇḍaragiri (Mandara Mountain) is mentioned as the locale, presented as a sacred setting for Śiva–Devī līlā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual instruction appears in this verse.