Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

अनेकमृगसंबाधं क्रूरपक्षिगणाकुलम् । समृद्धजलसंपूर्णतटाकपरिशोभितम्

Transliteration

anekamṛgasaṃbādhaṃ krūrapakṣigaṇākulam | samṛddhajalasaṃpūrṇataṭākapariśobhitam

Translation

Il était rempli de maintes bêtes sauvages, encombré de troupes d’oiseaux farouches, et embelli par des étangs débordant d’eaux abondantes.

Word by Word

• aneka-mṛga-saṃbādham: crowded with many animals
• aneka-mṛga-saṃbādham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः; 'अनेकमृगसंबाध' = अनेकैः मृगैः संबाधम्/संकुलम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम् (qualifying araṇyam)

• krūra-pakṣi-gaṇa-ākulam: filled with flocks of fierce birds
• krūra-pakṣi-gaṇa-ākulam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krūra (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः; 'क्रूरपक्षिगणाकुल' = क्रूराणां पक्षिणां गणैः आकुलम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• samṛddha-jala-saṃpūrṇa-taṭāka-pariśobhitam: beautified by ponds full of abundant water
• samṛddha-jala-saṃpūrṇa-taṭāka-pariśobhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samṛddha (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + taṭāka (प्रातिपदिक) + pariśobhita (प्रातिपदिक; pari-√śubh + kta)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; 'समृद्धजलसंपूर्णतटाकपरिशोभित' = समृद्धेन जलेन संपूर्णैः तटाकैः परिशोभितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luxuriant forest teeming with deer and other beasts; flocks of sharp-beaked birds circle; multiple clear ponds gleam, edged with reeds and flowering creepers.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature is portrayed as powerful and awe-inspiring; such settings often become stages where dharma is tested and inner intent is revealed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse, though the Setukhaṇḍa overall is associated with Setu/Rāmeśvaram sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.