Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

लक्ष्म्या सह धरण्या च भगवान्मधुसूदनः । सावित्र्या च सरस्वत्या सहैव चतु राननः

Transliteration

lakṣmyā saha dharaṇyā ca bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ | sāvitryā ca sarasvatyā sahaiva catu rānanaḥ

Translation

Là se tient Bhagavān Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu) avec Lakṣmī et Dharaṇī (la Terre); et Caturānana (Brahmā) aussi, avec Sāvitrī et Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• lakṣmyā: with Lakṣmī
• lakṣmyā: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-उपपद (with)

• dharaṇyā: with the Earth (Dharaṇī)
• dharaṇyā: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• madhu-sūdanaḥ: Madhusūdana (slayer of Madhu)
• madhu-sūdanaḥ: Apposition (Samānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक; √sūd (धातु) णिच्/अण्-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘मधुं सूदयति’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (नाम)

• sāvitryā: with Sāvitrī
• sāvitryā: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• sarasvatyā: with Sarasvatī
• sarasvatyā: Sahakāraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• saha: together with
• saha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (with)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (indeed/just)

• catur-ānanaḥ: the four-faced one (Brahmā)
• catur-ānanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘चत्वारि आननानि यस्य सः’ (ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine tableau: Viṣṇu (Madhusūdana) with Lakṣmī and Bhū-devī on either side; nearby Brahmā (four-faced) with Sāvitrī and Sarasvatī, all set against a coastal sacred backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Lakṣmī
• Dharaṇī (Bhūmi)
• Caturānana (Brahmā)
• Sāvitrī
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s greatness is affirmed by the convergence of major deities and their śaktis, indicating universal sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Gandhamādana sacred sphere, portrayed as a venue where Viṣṇu and Brahmā are present with their consorts.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a mahātmya-style proclamation of divine presence.