Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

अनेकाश्चर्यसंभूतो दिव्यो दिव्यविमोहनः । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र आगतो नारदोग्रतः

Transliteration

anekāścaryasaṃbhūto divyo divyavimohanaḥ | etasminnaṃtare tatra āgato nāradogrataḥ

Translation

Aus vielen Wundern hervorgegangen, war jener Maṇḍapa göttlich und von göttlich betörendem Zauber. In eben diesem Augenblick kam Nārada dort an und trat rasch nach vorn.

Word by Word

• अनेक: many
• अनेक: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समास-पूर्वपद-विशेषण (आश्चर्य-विशेषण)

• आश्चर्यसंभूतः: arisen from wonders; wondrously produced
• आश्चर्यसंभूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्चर्य-संभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—आश्चर्येण/आश्चर्यात् संभूतः

• दिव्यः: divine
• दिव्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• दिव्यविमोहनः: divinely enchanting
• दिव्यविमोहनः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-विमोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—दिव्यश्चासौ विमोहनः

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अन्तरे: in the interval; meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'अन्तरे' = in the meantime/interval

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• आगतः: came; arrived
• आगतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past participle used as finite sense ("came")

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उग्रतः: from the front; ahead
• उग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उग्रतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक/स्थानवाचक (adverb: from the front/fore)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dazzling pavilion shimmering with many wonders; Nārada enters swiftly, vīṇā in hand, as if drawn by the enchantment of the place.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s wonder draws exalted devotees like Nārada, suggesting that sacred places naturally attract and amplify devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra, in the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s celebratory description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse marks a narrative shift with Nārada’s arrival.