Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अन्याश्च विविधाः जाताः साहाय्ये मदनस्य च । अप्सरसो गणैर्दृष्टा मदनेन सहैव ताः

Transliteration

anyāśca vividhāḥ jātāḥ sāhāyye madanasya ca | apsaraso gaṇairdṛṣṭā madanena sahaiva tāḥ

Translation

Und viele andere Apsaras, von mancherlei Art, kamen ebenfalls, um Madana beizustehen. Die Gaṇas sahen sie, zusammen mit Madana selbst.

Word by Word

• अन्याः: other (fem. pl.)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• विविधाः: various
• विविधाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• जाताः: were born/arose
• जाताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (became/were born)

• साहाय्ये: in assistance/help
• साहाय्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहाय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मदनस्य: of Madana (Cupid)
• मदनस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• अप्सरसः: Apsarases (celestial nymphs)
• अप्सरसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गणैः: by the attendants/hosts
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• दृष्टाः: were seen
• दृष्टाः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (were seen)

• मदनेन: with Madana
• मदनेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition: with)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• ताः: those (fem. pl.)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

Speaker

Sūta (narration; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Madana arrives with a retinue of varied apsarases; Śiva’s gaṇas witness the dazzling celestial assembly in the Kedāra landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kāma)
• Apsarases
• Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It portrays the organized force of temptation and its confrontation with Śiva’s gaṇas, symbolizing the protective power around sacred austerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context situates the event within the sanctified Kedāra-Himālaya region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.