Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

मेनका वीरभद्रेण चण्डेन पुंजिकस्थली । तिलोत्तमादयस्तत्र संवृताश्च गणैस्तदा

Transliteration

menakā vīrabhadreṇa caṇḍena puṃjikasthalī | tilottamādayastatra saṃvṛtāśca gaṇaistadā

Translation

Menakā war bei Vīrabhadra, und Puñjikasthalī bei Caṇḍa. Tilottamā und die anderen wurden dort damals von den Gaṇas umringt.

Word by Word

• मेनका: Menakā
• मेनका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वीरभद्रेण: with Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्रेण: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (वीरः च असौ भद्रः)

• चण्डेन: with Caṇḍa
• चण्डेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुंजिकस्थली: Puṃjikasthalī
• पुंजिकस्थली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंजिकस्थली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिलोत्तमादयः: Tilottamā and others
• तिलोत्तमादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलोत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तिलोत्तमा-आदयः = Tilottamā and others)

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

• संवृताः: were surrounded
• संवृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्रियासमानार्थक (were surrounded/covered)

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

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

Speaker

Sūta (narration; deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Menakā stands with Vīrabhadra; Puñjikasthalī with Caṇḍa; Tilottamā and others are encircled by gaṇas—an image of celestial allure meeting fierce attendants in a charged ring-like tableau.

Characters & Entities

• Menakā
• Vīrabhadra
• Caṇḍa
• Puñjikasthalī
• Tilottamā
• Gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It conveys that the sacred order (represented by Śiva’s gaṇas and Vīrabhadra) responds to disruptive enchantment, reinforcing the theme of protection of tapas and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; the episode belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred geography associated with Kedāra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.