Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तद्योगिनी चक्रमतिप्रचंडं टंकारभेरीरवनिस्वनेन । चंडीं पुरस्कृत्य भयानकां तदा महाविभूत्या समलंकृतां तदा

Transliteration

tadyoginī cakramatipracaṃḍaṃ ṭaṃkārabherīravanisvanena | caṃḍīṃ puraskṛtya bhayānakāṃ tadā mahāvibhūtyā samalaṃkṛtāṃ tadā

Translation

Alors ce cercle de Yoginīs, farouche et redoutable, s’élança au milieu du tonnerre des tambours et du mugissement des instruments de guerre. Plaçant la terrible Caṇḍī en tête, elles apparurent parées d’une grande majesté surnaturelle.

Word by Word

• तद्: that
• तद्: Sambandha (Deictic/संदर्भ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संकेतार्थक (demonstrative)

• योगिनी: the Yoginī
• योगिनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चक्रम्: wheel/discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अति-प्रचण्डम्: exceedingly fierce
• अति-प्रचण्डम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + pracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास (अत्यन्तं प्रचण्डम्)

• टंकार-भेरी-रवनि-स्वनेन: with the sound of clanging drums and roaring
• टंकार-भेरी-रवनि-स्वनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṭaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक) + bherī (प्रातिपदिक) + ravani (प्रातिपदिक) + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (टंकारस्य भेर्याः रवनिः/रवः—तस्य स्वनेन)

• चण्डीम्: Caṇḍī
• चण्डीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇḍī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front
• पुरस्कृत्य: Kriya-Visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puras-√kṛ (कृ) + ल्यप्
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive)

• भयानकाम्: terrifying
• भयानकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhayānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चण्डीम् विशेषयति

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• महा-विभूत्या: with great splendor/power
• महा-विभूत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमास (महती विभूतिः)

• समलंकृताम्: adorned
• समलंकृताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√alaṃkṛ (अलंकृ) + क्त
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त — ‘fully adorned’ (चण्डीम् विशेषयति)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedārakṣetra (protective circle motif)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A whirling yoginī-cakra like a storm-mandala, drums and war-instruments sounding; Caṇḍī at the front, terrifying yet resplendent, surrounded by radiant supernatural aura.

Characters & Entities

• Yoginī-cakra
• Caṇḍī
• Bherī (drums)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power (śakti) is depicted as awe-inspiring and protective, moving in harmony with Śiva’s cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s greatness is celebrated along with the manifestation of attendant divine powers.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the imagery aligns with śākta-śaiva worship symbolism (drums, procession, divine retinue).