Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

भवनानि महार्हाणि सुप्रभाणि महांति च । त्वष्ट्रा कृतानि दिव्यानि कौशल्येन महात्मना

Transliteration

bhavanāni mahārhāṇi suprabhāṇi mahāṃti ca | tvaṣṭrā kṛtāni divyāni kauśalyena mahātmanā

Translation

Il y avait des demeures d’un prix inestimable, vastes et d’un éclat lumineux : des édifices divins façonnés par Tvaṣṭṛ, l’âme grande, avec une maîtrise parfaite.

Word by Word

• भवनानि: mansions/dwellings
• भवनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन

• महा-अर्हाणि: very precious/costly
• महा-अर्हाणि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘अत्यन्तम् अर्हाणि’

• सु-प्रभाणि: radiant/brightly shining
• सु-प्रभाणि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण; ‘सु’ (well/brightly) + ‘प्रभा’ (splendor)

• महान्ति: great/large
• महान्ति: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• त्वष्ट्रा: by Tvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्ट्रा: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृतानि: made/constructed
• कृतानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/क्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (made)

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कौशल्येन: with skill
• कौशल्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (by the great-souled one)

Speaker

Lomaśa (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kanakhala

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi audience / dvija addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of radiant, vast mansions and pavilions around the yajña-vedi—gem-studded pillars, luminous roofs, divine symmetry—explicitly attributed to Tvaṣṭṛ’s consummate skill.

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Divine mansions (bhavanāni)
• Yajña setting (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic lens presents dharmic gatherings as not merely ritual acts but sacred environments—beauty and order reflecting cosmic harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The description enhances the sanctity of the ritual locale within Kedārakhaṇḍa; it does not name a separate tīrtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription; it describes the divine facilities prepared for the assembly, emphasizing splendor and proper arrangement.