Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

कृतानि च मनोज्ञानि भवनानि महांतिवै । तेषामेवानुकूलानि भूतानां विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

kṛtāni ca manojñāni bhavanāni mahāṃtivai | teṣāmevānukūlāni bhūtānāṃ viśvakarmaṇā

Translation

Et, en vérité, furent édifiées de vastes demeures, charmantes et réjouissant l’esprit. Viśvakarmā les façonna de manière appropriée, en accord avec la nature et les besoins des divers êtres.

Word by Word

• कृतानि: made / constructed
• कृतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (bhavanāni इत्यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• मनोज्ञानि: pleasing to the mind
• मनोज्ञानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• भवनानि: dwellings / buildings
• भवनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• महान्ति: great / large
• महान्ति: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• अनुकूलानि: suitable / favorable
• अनुकूलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुकूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (bhavanāni इत्यस्य)

• भूतानाम्: of the beings
• भूतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style; explicit speaker appears at 25.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedārakṣetra (settled precinct)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic view of many large, pleasing buildings—mandiras, halls, and residences—each tailored to its inhabitants: fierce guardians near gateways, gentle celestial beings in airy pavilions, forest-dwellers near groves; Viśvakarmā oversees with calm precision.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvakarman
• Himālaya (implied by context of Himādri in adjacent verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order expresses itself as harmony—each being is given an appropriate place and support for dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region of the Himalayas (Kedārakhaṇḍa), associated with Śiva’s sacred presence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights the divine arrangement of sacred abodes.