Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

हिमाद्रिणा बंधुभिश्च पर्वतं गंधमादनम् । ययुः सर्वे सुरगणा गणाश्च बहवस्तथा

Transliteration

himādriṇā baṃdhubhiśca parvataṃ gaṃdhamādanam | yayuḥ sarve suragaṇā gaṇāśca bahavastathā

Translation

Zusammen mit Himādri und seinen Verwandten zogen alle Scharen der Götter — und ebenso viele andere Gruppen — zum Berge Gandhamādana.

Word by Word

• हिमाद्रिणा: by/with Himādri (Himālaya)
• हिमाद्रिणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिम (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound, Masculine, Instrumental Singular

• बंधुभिः: with kinsmen
• बंधुभिः: Sahakarana (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बंधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — Coordinating particle

• पर्वतम्: to the mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• गंधमादनम्: Gandhamādana (mountain)
• गंधमादनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + मादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Proper-name compound, Masculine, Accusative Singular

• ययुः: went
• ययुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative Plural

• सुरगणाः: hosts of gods
• सुरगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Tatpuruṣa compound, Masculine, Nominative Plural

• गणाः: troops
• गणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative Plural

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — Conjunction

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative Plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक — Indeclinable adverb

Speaker

Lomaśa (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gandhamādana

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Himādri (Himavat) with his relatives leads; behind him surge deva-gaṇas and many groups, moving toward Gandhamādana—clouds, banners, celestial vehicles, and mountain vistas.

Characters & Entities

• Himādri (Himālaya)
• Gandhamādana
• Sura-gaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and sacred movement (yātrā) are portrayed as communal acts that gather beings toward dharmic and divine purposes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra narrative landscape, especially the sanctified mountain Gandhamādana within the Purāṇic sacred map.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A yātrā/procession to a sacred mountain is described; no detailed ritual items are specified.