Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

हरिब्रह्ममहेंद्रार्कवायुवह्निपुरोगमाः । पुष्पवृष्टिं प्रमुमुचुस्तस्मिन्मेनागृहे शुभे

Transliteration

haribrahmamaheṃdrārkavāyuvahnipurogamāḥ | puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ pramumucustasminmenāgṛhe śubhe

Translation

Conduits par Hari, Brahmā, Mahendra, le Soleil, le Vent et le Feu, ils répandirent une pluie de fleurs sur la demeure bénie de Menā.

Word by Word

• हरिब्रह्ममहेंद्रार्कवायुवह्निपुरोगमाः: those led by Hari, Brahmā, Mahendra, the Sun, Vāyu, and Agni
• हरिब्रह्ममहेंद्रार्कवायुवह्निपुरोगमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘हरि-ब्रह्म-महेन्द्र-अर्क-वायु-वह्नयः पुरोगमाः यस्य ते’ (those who have these deities in front/led by them)

• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः—‘पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः’

• प्रमुमुचुः: released, let fall
• प्रमुमुचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः प्र-

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मेनागृहे: in Menā’s house
• मेनागृहे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेना (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः—‘मेनायाः गृहम्’

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘गृहे’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Menāgṛha (as sanctified locus in the episode)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant aerial procession of devas led by Hari and Brahmā, with Indra, Sūrya, Vāyu, and Agni, showering flowers over Menā’s auspicious house; petals cascade like rain, filling the courtyard with color.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Brahmā
• Indra
• Arka
• Vāyu
• Vahni
• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When the divine is born, even the highest devas honor the event—devotion is shown through worship and offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locus is Menā’s auspicious dwelling (a narrative sacred setting), not a named pilgrimage tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A model of pūjā is implied: offering flowers (puṣpa) in reverence during sacred celebrations.