Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

करिणः करिणीभिश्च मोदमानाः सुवर्चसः । सिंहास्तथा गर्जमानाः शार्दूलैः सह संगताः

Transliteration

kariṇaḥ kariṇībhiśca modamānāḥ suvarcasaḥ | siṃhāstathā garjamānāḥ śārdūlaiḥ saha saṃgatāḥ

Translation

Die Elefanten freuten sich dort zusammen mit ihren Gefährtinnen, strahlend und prächtig; ebenso brüllten die Löwen und gesellten sich in Harmonie sogar zu den Tigern.

Word by Word

• करिणः: male elephants
• करिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• करिणीभिः: with female elephants
• करिणीभिः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• मोदमानाः: rejoicing
• मोदमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शानच्), आत्मनेपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सुवर्चसः: radiant, splendid
• सुवर्चसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सिंहाः: lions
• सिंहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/also’)

• गर्जमानाः: roaring
• गर्जमानाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शानच्), परस्मैपदी; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शार्दूलैः: with tigers
• शार्दूलैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (postposition: ‘with’)

• संगताः: assembled, associated
• संगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘सम्-गम्’ = to come together/associate

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Radiant elephants with their mates move peacefully; nearby, lions roar yet mingle without hostility alongside tigers—an uncanny harmony in a divine Himalayan forest.

Characters & Entities

• Elephants
• Lions
• Tigers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a highly sanctified Śiva-kṣetra, hostility is pacified—divine order manifests as harmony among beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra and its sacred environs, praised as a realm of peace.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, reinforcing the tīrtha’s spiritual potency.