Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
Devanagari script
दधार शिरसा तां च मुण्डमालां महेश्वरः
Transliteration
dadhāra śirasā tāṃ ca muṇḍamālāṃ maheśvaraḥ
Translation
Et Maheśvara porta sur Sa tête cette muṇḍamālā, la guirlande de crânes.
Word by Word
dadhārawore/held
dadhāra:
Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhṛ (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), परस्मैपद, प्रथमा-पुरुष, एकवचन — perfect ‘wore/held’
śirasāon (his) head
śirasā:
Adhikaraṇa/Karaṇa (Location/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootśiras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental ‘on/with the head’
tāmthat
tām:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative ‘that (garland)’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’
muṇḍamālāmgarland of skulls/heads
muṇḍamālām:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmuṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular
maheśvaraḥMaheśvara (Śiva)
maheśvaraḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmaheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: narrative voice)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Implied audience
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A still, frontal image of Maheśvara with the muṇḍamālā set upon His head—an emblem of sovereignty over death; minimal action, maximum iconic presence.
Characters & Entities
M
Maheśvara (Śiva)M
MuṇḍamālāFAQs
Śiva’s wearing of the muṇḍamālā signifies transcendence over death and the sanctification of what the world fears.
The Kedāra sacred narrative context frames this iconographic praise of Śiva, strengthening Kedāra’s Śaiva mahātmya.
None.