Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सरस्वत्याश्च गायत्र्या गन्धमादनपर्वते । ब्रह्मपत्न्योः सन्निधानात्तन्नाम्ना कथिते इमे

Transliteration

sarasvatyāśca gāyatryā gandhamādanaparvate | brahmapatnyoḥ sannidhānāttannāmnā kathite ime

Translation

Sur le mont Gandhamādana, en raison de la présence de Sarasvatī et de Gāyatrī —épouses de Brahmā— ces lieux sacrés sont désignés et célébrés par leurs noms.

Word by Word

• सरस्वत्याः: of Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — 'of Sarasvatī'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय

• गायत्र्याः: of Gāyatrī
• गायत्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — 'of Gāyatrī'

• गन्धमादनपर्वते: on Mount Gandhamādana
• गन्धमादनपर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन + पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः (गन्धमादनः पर्वतः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरणे

• ब्रह्मपत्न्योः: of Brahmā’s two consorts
• ब्रह्मपत्न्योः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः पत्न्यौ); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन — 'of the two wives of Brahmā'

• सन्निधानात्: from/owing to (their) presence
• सन्निधानात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — अपादाने (from/owing to presence)

• तन्नाम्ना: by that name
• तन्नाम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — 'by that name'

• कथिते: are called/said
• कथिते: Kriya (Predicative participle/क्रियाविशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन — 'are called/said' (agreeing with इमे)

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — 'these'

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī-tīrtha and Gāyatrī-tīrtha (Gandhamādana)

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic Gandhamādana: fragrant forests, medicinal herbs, and two radiant presences hovering near springs—Sarasvatī with vīṇā and Gāyatrī with Vedic radiance—marking the tīrthas that bear their names.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Gāyatrī
• Brahmā
• Gandhamādana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A place becomes a tīrtha through divine presence; sacred names preserve and transmit that sanctity across generations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandhamādana Mountain is identified as the locus where the Gāyatrī and Sarasvatī tīrthas gain their renown.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse explains the basis for the tīrtha names through divine presence.