Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

चतुरोऽनुचरांश्चैव महावीर्यान्बलोत्कटान् । नंदिसेनं लोहिताक्षं घण्टाकर्णं च मानसान्

Transliteration

caturo'nucarāṃścaiva mahāvīryānbalotkaṭān | naṃdisenaṃ lohitākṣaṃ ghaṇṭākarṇaṃ ca mānasān

Translation

Il établit aussi quatre serviteurs, puissants en vaillance et redoutables en force : Nandisena, Lohitākṣa, Ghaṇṭākarṇa et Mānasā.

Word by Word

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अनुचरान्)

• अनुचरान्: attendants
• अनुचरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• महावीर्यान्: of great valor
• महावीर्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-vīrya (प्रातिपदिक; महा + वीर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अनुचरान्)

• बलोत्कटान्: mighty in strength
• बलोत्कटान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala-utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक; बल + उत्कट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अनुचरान्)

• नन्दिसेनम्: Nandisena
• नन्दिसेनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandi-sena (प्रातिपदिक; नन्दि + सेन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• लोहिताक्षम्: Lohitākṣa
• लोहिताक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lohita-akṣa (प्रातिपदिक; लोहित + अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• घण्टाकर्णम्: Ghaṇṭākarṇa
• घण्टाकर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ghaṇṭā-karṇa (प्रातिपदिक; घण्टा + कर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मानसान्: mind-born / mental
• मानसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the attendants; 'born of mind' / 'mental')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, newly empowered, appoints four formidable attendants—Nandisena, Lohitākṣa, Ghaṇṭākarṇa, and Mānasā—standing in a protective formation with distinct attributes (red eyes, bell-ears, etc.).

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Nandisena
• Lohitākṣa
• Ghaṇṭākarṇa
• Mānasā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is shown as ordered and purposeful—Skanda’s might is supported by disciplined attendants who serve dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on Skanda’s divine retinue within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is descriptive, listing Skanda’s attendants.