Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

अर्जुन उवाच । अत्यद्भुतानि तीर्थानि लिंगानि च महामुने । श्रुत्वा तव मुखांभोजाद्भृशं मे हृष्यते मनः

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | atyadbhutāni tīrthāni liṃgāni ca mahāmune | śrutvā tava mukhāṃbhojādbhṛśaṃ me hṛṣyate manaḥ

Translation

Arjuna said: “O great sage, these tīrthas and liṅgas are exceedingly wondrous. Hearing of them from your lotus-like mouth, my heart is greatly delighted.”

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/पर्फेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (perfect, 3rd person singular)

• अति-अद्भुतानि: very wonderful
• अति-अद्भुतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः/उपपद-समासः ‘अत्यन्तम् अद्भुतानि’ (neuter plural; adjective)

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas (holy places)
• तीर्थानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन (neuter plural)

• लिङ्गानि: liṅgas (Śiva-emblems)
• लिङ्गानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन (neuter plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-समुच्चय (indeclinable conjunction)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (masculine, vocative singular)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyā (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (indeclinable gerund; prior action)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive singular pronoun)

• मुखाम्भोजात्: from (your) lotus-like mouth
• मुखाम्भोजात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘अम्भोजम् इव मुखम्’ (neuter, ablative singular)

• भृशम्: greatly
• भृशम्: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (genitive singular pronoun)

• हृष्यते: rejoices
• हृष्यते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (present, 3rd person singular, middle)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (neuter, nominative singular)

Speaker

Arjuna

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Tīrthas
• Liṅgas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa—devout listening to tīrtha-māhātmya—purifies and gladdens the mind, preparing one for dharmic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site yet; Arjuna is praising the wondrous tīrthas and liṅgas just described and prompting further description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, śravaṇa (listening) as a devotional practice; no explicit vow or rite is stated.