Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

भृंगिणं नंदिनं चंडं सोमनंदिनमेव च । एतानन्यांश्च सर्वांश्च कैलासपुरवासिनः

Transliteration

bhṛṃgiṇaṃ naṃdinaṃ caṃḍaṃ somanaṃdinameva ca | etānanyāṃśca sarvāṃśca kailāsapuravāsinaḥ

Translation

Bhṛṅgin, Nandin, Caṇḍa und auch Somanandin — diese und alle anderen, die Bewohner der Stadt Kailāsa, wurden ebenfalls zurückgelassen/entlassen.

Word by Word

• भृंगिणम्: Bhṛṅgin (name)
• भृंगिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृंगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin (name)
• नन्दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चण्डम्: Caṇḍa (name)
• चण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सोमनन्दिनम्: Somanandin (name)
• सोमनन्दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य नन्दी)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एतान्: these (persons)
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (pronoun)

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘सर्वान्/एतान्’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied ‘गणान्/जनान्’)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कैलासपुरवासिनः: the residents of Kailāsa-city
• कैलासपुरवासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलासपुर + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (कैलासपुरे वसन्ति)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession at Kailāsa: Bhṛṅgin, Nandin, Caṇḍa, Somanandin and other gaṇas stand respectfully as Śiva dismisses them, signaling a solitary departure.

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛṅgin
• Nandin
• Caṇḍa
• Somanandin
• Kailāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text underscores intentional renunciation of even exalted company to deepen yogic focus.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is referenced as the origin of the attendants; the destination context remains the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred forest/grove.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it continues the narrative listing of attendants.