Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

अनेकलास्यसंयुक्ता वीरभद्राग्रतोभवन् । रणवादित्रनिर्घोषैर्जगर्जुरमितौजसः

Transliteration

anekalāsyasaṃyuktā vīrabhadrāgratobhavan | raṇavāditranirghoṣairjagarjuramitaujasaḥ

Translation

Exécutant maintes sortes de danses, ils s’avançaient devant Vīrabhadra. Dans le fracas des instruments de guerre, rugissaient ceux dont la puissance était sans mesure.

Word by Word

• अनेकलास्यसंयुक्ताः: accompanied by many dances
• अनेकलास्यसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + लास्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (अनेकैः लास्यैः संयुक्ताः); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गणाः)

• वीरभद्र: of Vīrabhadra
• वीरभद्र: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (अग्रतः इत्यस्य सम्बन्धः)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in front)

• अभवन्: they were/became
• अभवन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘they became/were’

• रणवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: with the din of battle-instruments
• रणवादित्रनिर्घोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण (प्रातिपदिक) + वादित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्घोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental)

• जगर्जुः: they roared
• जगर्जुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अमितौजसः: of immeasurable strength
• अमितौजसः: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित (प्रातिपदिक) + ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गणाः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gaṇas perform multiple vigorous dances at the front of Vīrabhadra; war-instruments thunder as the mighty retinue roars like lions.

Characters & Entities

• Vīrabhadra
• War-instruments (raṇa-vāditra)
• Dances (lāsya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even dance and art can serve dharma when aligned with divine purpose—here they become expressions of Śiva’s unstoppable mandate.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting anchors the story in Kedāra sacred geography, but the verse itself is a narrative movement scene.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it depicts dancing and roaring amid martial music.