Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मुखरांघ्रिपतिः श्रीमान्मृडो मृगमदेश्वरः । भक्तप्रेक्षणकृत्साक्षी भक्तदोषनिवर्त्तकः

Transliteration

mukharāṃghripatiḥ śrīmānmṛḍo mṛgamadeśvaraḥ | bhaktaprekṣaṇakṛtsākṣī bhaktadoṣanivarttakaḥ

Translation

Il est le Seigneur resplendissant de Mukharāṅghri, le bienveillant Mr̥ḍa, le Maître de Mr̥gamada, le Témoin qui veille sur les dévots et celui qui ôte les fautes des dévots.

Word by Word

• मुखराङ्घ्रिपतिः: lord of resounding feet (epithet)
• मुखराङ्घ्रिपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुखर-अङ्घ्रि-पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुखराणाम् अङ्घ्रीणां पतिः)

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृडः: Mṛḍa (Śiva)
• मृडः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृगमदेश्वरः: lord of musk (mṛga-mada)
• मृगमदेश्वरः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग-मद-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृगमदस्य ईश्वरः)

• भक्तप्रेक्षणकृत्साक्षी: witness who observes devotees
• भक्तप्रेक्षणकृत्साक्षी: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-प्रेक्षण-कृत्-साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कृत्’ (agent) + ‘साक्षिन्’; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तानां प्रेक्षणस्य कृत्; साक्षी)

• भक्तदोषनिवर्तकः: remover of devotees’ faults
• भक्तदोषनिवर्तकः: Karta (Appositional/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-दोष-निवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तानां दोषानां निवर्तकः)

Speaker

Maheśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mukharāṅghri / Mr̥gamada (sub-sacred points within Arunācala tradition)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gautama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva as Śrīmān Mr̥ḍa stands as compassionate witness; devotees approach; a subtle mirror-like aura indicates ‘sākṣī’; small shrine markers hint at Mukharāṅghri and Mr̥gamada locales.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mukharāṅghri
• Mṛgamada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord not only grants blessings but also corrects and purifies the devotee by removing faults.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Aruṇācala’s sacred landscape, including places named Mukharāṅghri and Mr̥gamada.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse serves as devotional recitation of names tied to the holy geography.