Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तथा चंडेन मुंडेन तथान्यैर्बहुभिर्वृतः । दशभिः कोटिगुणितैर्गणैश्च परिवारितः

Transliteration

tathā caṃḍena muṃḍena tathānyairbahubhirvṛtaḥ | daśabhiḥ koṭiguṇitairgaṇaiśca parivāritaḥ

Translation

Et il était entouré de Caṇḍa et Muṇḍa, et de beaucoup d'autres — encerclé par des hôtes de gaṇas multipliés par dizaines de crores.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• चण्डेन: with Caṇḍa
• चण्डेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• मुण्डेन: with Muṇḍa
• मुण्डेन: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• अन्यैः: with others
• अन्यैः: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: many
• बहुभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘अन्यैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘surrounded’

• दशभिः: by ten
• दशभिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषणम्

• कोटिगुणितैः: multiplied by crores
• कोटिगुणितैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + गुणित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; समासः कोटि + गुणित (multiplied by crores)

• गणैः: by/with troops (gaṇas)
• गणैः: Saha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

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

• परिवारितः: encircled; surrounded
• परिवारितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक ‘surrounded all around’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Himavat Śaiva domain

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva stands or sits in the Himalayas, encircled by Caṇḍa, Muṇḍa, and many fierce attendants; the scene conveys a vast, martial, otherworldly retinue.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍa
• Muṇḍa
• Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine sovereignty is portrayed as immeasurable—Śiva’s presence is protected and magnified by cosmic forces aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Himalayan Kedāra setting; the sanctity is conveyed through Śiva’s vast retinue rather than explicit place-naming.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.