Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तथा गिरीन्द्रस्य मनोरमाः शुभा नीराजयामासुरथैव योषितः । गीतैः सुगीतज्ञविशारदाश्च तथैव चान्ये स्तुतिभिर्महर्षयः

Transliteration

tathā girīndrasya manoramāḥ śubhā nīrājayāmāsurathaiva yoṣitaḥ | gītaiḥ sugītajñaviśāradāśca tathaiva cānye stutibhirmaharṣayaḥ

Translation

So vollzogen auch glückverheißende, anmutige Frauen das nīrājana für den Herrn der Berge; kundige Sänger priesen ihn mit wohlklingenden Hymnen, und andere große ṛṣi erhoben ihn gleichermaßen mit Lobreden.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): likewise

• girīndrasya: of the lord of mountains (Himālaya)
• girīndrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: girīndra (प्रातिपदिक; giri + indra समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• manoramāḥ: charming
• manoramāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘yoṣitaḥ’ का विशेषण

• śubhāḥ: auspicious, fair
• śubhāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘yoṣitaḥ’ का विशेषण

• nīrājayāmāsuḥ: performed ārati / waved lights
• nīrājayāmāsuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/conjunction): then/and then

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle): indeed

• yoṣitaḥ: women
• yoṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• gītaiḥ: with songs
• gītaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gīta (प्रातिपदिक; √gai (धातु) PPP used as noun)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• sugītajñaviśāradāḥ: skilled and expert in good singing
• sugītajñaviśāradāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + gīta + jña + viśārada (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘yoṣitaḥ’ का विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Discourse connective/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): likewise

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphasis): indeed

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• stutibhiḥ: with hymns/praises
• stutibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• maharṣayaḥ: great sages
• maharṣayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक; mahā + ṛṣi समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra / Girīndra-kṣetra (epitheted)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women circle the deity with lamps while trained singers render sweet hymns; sages respond with solemn stutis, creating a layered soundscape of devotion in a Himalayan sanctuary.

Characters & Entities

• Girīndra (Śiva epithet)
• Yoṣitaḥ (women devotees)
• Maharṣayaḥ (great sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord is approached through many bhakti-forms—lamp-waving, music, and learned hymns—each sanctifying the sacred gathering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra and the Himalayan Śaiva sphere where Girīndra is worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nīrājana (ārati) and stuti through gīta (devotional song) and hymns.