Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

कुरंगशावैर्गणशो भ्रमद्भिः परिवारितम् । निनादभीषणास्यैश्च वनजैः परिरक्षितम्

Transliteration

kuraṃgaśāvairgaṇaśo bhramadbhiḥ parivāritam | ninādabhīṣaṇāsyaiśca vanajaiḥ parirakṣitam

Translation

It was encircled by herds of roaming young deer, and guarded on every side by forest beings whose cries were dreadful and whose faces were fearsome.

Word by Word

• कुरङ्गशावैः: by the fawns of deer
• कुरङ्गशावैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरङ्ग-शाव (प्रातिपदिक; कुरङ्गः + शावः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुरङ्गस्य शावाः)

• गणशः: in groups
• गणशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गणशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in groups)

• भ्रमद्भिः: by (those) roaming
• भ्रमद्भिः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (those who are roaming)

• परिवारितम्: surrounded
• परिवारितम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विशेषणम् (surrounded)

• निनादभीषणास्यैः: by those with mouths terrifying in roar
• निनादभीषणास्यैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निनाद-भीषण-आस्य (प्रातिपदिक; निनादः + भीषणः + आस्यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (निनादेन भीषणम् आस्यम् येषाम्)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• वनजैः: by forest-born (creatures)
• वनजैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनज (प्रातिपदिक; वन + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वने जाताः)

• परिरक्षितम्: protected/guarded
• परिरक्षितम्: कर्म (Object; described entity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√रक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि विशेषणम् (well-guarded)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (as a sacred forest precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dense sacred forest ringed by skittish fawns and vigilant wild creatures; their cries echo as if warning intruders, while the center remains unseen—hinting at a hidden divine presence.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy spaces attract and order even the wild; nature itself becomes a guardian around sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya (the sacred forest setting) is the implied site being celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is contextual description.