Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

दिव्यौषधिगणास्सर्वे सिंहाद्या मृगजातयः । प्रशांताः परिवर्त्तंता पापकल्मषनाशनम्

Transliteration

divyauṣadhigaṇāssarve siṃhādyā mṛgajātayaḥ | praśāṃtāḥ parivarttaṃtā pāpakalmaṣanāśanam

Translation

Que toutes les cohortes d’herbes divines soient présentes ici; et que les bêtes—lions et autres—s’apaisent et se transforment, car ce lieu anéantit la souillure du péché.

Word by Word

• दिव्य: divine
• दिव्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); विशेषणम्—औषधिगणाः प्रति

• औषधिगणाः: groups of herbs/medicinal plants
• औषधिगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औषधि + गण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); विशेषणम्—औषधिगणाः प्रति

• सिंहाद्याः: lions and others
• सिंहाद्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह + आदि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); विशेषणम्—मृगजातयः प्रति

• मृगजातयः: kinds of animals
• मृगजातयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + जाति (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (feminine, nominative, plural)

• प्रशान्ताः: calmed/peaceful
• प्रशान्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+शम् (धातु) → प्रशान्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); भूतकृदन्तः

• परिवर्तन्ता: moving about/turning around
• परिवर्तन्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि+वृत् (धातु) → परिवर्तन्त् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (masculine, nominative, plural); वर्तमानकृदन्तः (present active participle)

• पापकल्मषनाशनम्: destruction of sinful impurity
• पापकल्मषनाशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप + कल्मष + नाशन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular); कर्मधारय-तत्पुरुषभावः—‘पापकल्मषस्य नाशनम्’

Speaker

Kamalānātha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate context leading to shloka 41)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aruṇācala

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil forested slope of Arunācala filled with luminous medicinal herbs; lions, deer, and other animals sit peacefully together, as if transformed by the sanctity of the place; pilgrims move quietly in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Auṣadhi
• Siṃha
• Mṛga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A truly holy place purifies inner impurity and harmonizes even the wild—spiritual power is reflected in peace and healing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala, praised as a pāpa-kalmaṣa-nāśaka (sin-destroying) kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on the inherent purificatory potency of the site.