Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र पर्वते गंधमादने । धारागृहे विमानेन सखीभिः परिवारिता

Transliteration

etasminnaṃtare tatra parvate gaṃdhamādane | dhārāgṛhe vimānena sakhībhiḥ parivāritā

Translation

Unterdessen, dort auf dem Berg Gandhamādana, in der Dhārāgṛha („Haus der Ströme“), kam sie in einem himmlischen Vimāna an, umgeben von ihren Gefährtinnen.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; विशेषणरूपेण

• अन्तरे: in the interval/meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; 'अन्तरे' = मध्ये

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

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्

• गन्धमादने: on (Mount) Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; पर्वतनाम

• धारागृहे: in the water-house/pavilion of streams
• धारागृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा + गृह (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धारायाः गृहं)

• विमानेन: by/with an aerial car (vimāna)
• विमानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• सखीभिः: by/with (her) female friends
• सखीभिः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• परिवारिता: surrounded
• परिवारिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + √वृ (वृञ् वरणे/धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि-क्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; 'परिवारिता' = परिवेष्टिता

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhārāgṛha (धारागृह) on Gandhamādana

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the fragrant Himalayan Gandhamādana, a radiant goddess arrives in a vimāna, encircled by sakhīs, descending near a sparkling ‘house of streams’ where waters cascade like silver threads.

Characters & Entities

• Gandhamādana
• Dhārāgṛha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas map divinity onto geography—holy mountains and sanctuaries become stages where dharma and destiny unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Gandhamādana and the Dhārāgṛha locale are highlighted as sacred settings within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a scene-setting description of place and arrival.