Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भद्रकर्णे शिवं चैव दण्डके दण्डिनं तथा । ऊर्ध्वरेतं त्रिदण्डायां चण्डीशं कृमिजांगले

Transliteration

bhadrakarṇe śivaṃ caiva daṇḍake daṇḍinaṃ tathā | ūrdhvaretaṃ tridaṇḍāyāṃ caṇḍīśaṃ kṛmijāṃgale

Translation

In Bhadrakarṇa wird Er als Śiva verehrt; in Daṇḍaka als Daṇḍin, der Herr der Züchtigung. In Tridaṇḍā ist Er als Ūrdhvaretas bekannt, der Asket mit erhobener Energie; und in Kṛmijāṅgala als Caṇḍīśa, der Herr furchtbarer Macht.

Word by Word

• भद्रकर्णे: at Bhadrakarṇa
• भद्रकर्णे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (भद्रः + कर्णः)

• शिवम्: Śiva (name/form)
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

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

• दण्डके: at Daṇḍaka
• दण्डके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; स्थाननाम

• दण्डिनम्: Daṇḍin (the staff-bearer; name/form)
• दण्डिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: likewise)

• ऊर्ध्वरेतम्: Ūrdhvaretas (one of upward semen; name/form)
• ऊर्ध्वरेतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ध्वरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः (ऊर्ध्वं रेतः यस्य)

• त्रिदण्डायाम्: at Tridaṇḍā
• त्रिदण्डायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (त्रयः दण्डाः)

• चण्डीशम्: Caṇḍīśa (lord of Caṇḍī; name/form)
• चण्डीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (चण्ड्याः + ईशः)

• कृमिजांगले: at Kṛmijāṅgala
• कृमिजांगले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृमिजाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कृमि + जाङ्गल)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhadrakarṇa / Daṇḍaka / Tridaṇḍā / Kṛmijāṅgala (clustered listing)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest pilgrimage: Bhadrakarṇa shrine serene under trees; Daṇḍaka with Śiva as Daṇḍin holding staff/trident, symbolizing righteous chastisement; Tridaṇḍā with ascetics carrying three staffs and a radiant liṅga signifying Ūrdhvaretas; Kṛmijāṅgala with Caṇḍīśa as fierce guardian amid dense jungle and protective firelight.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhadrakarṇa
• Daṇḍaka
• Tridaṇḍā
• Kṛmijāṅgala
• Daṇḍin
• Ūrdhvaretas
• Caṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is both disciplinarian and yogin—protector through justice (Daṇḍin) and purifier through tapas (Ūrdhvaretas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhadrakarṇa, Daṇḍaka, Tridaṇḍā, and Kṛmijāṅgala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse supports tīrtha-yātrā and worship via the correct local nāma.