Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

मांधाता धुन्धुमारिश्च हरिश्चन्द्रादयो नृपाः । प्राप्ताः सिद्धिमनेनेव व्रतेन परमेण हि

Transliteration

māṃdhātā dhundhumāriśca hariścandrādayo nṛpāḥ | prāptāḥ siddhimaneneva vratena parameṇa hi

Translation

Māndhātā, Dhundhumāri, Hariścandra et d’autres rois atteignirent la siddhi par ce vœu même, suprême entre tous.

Word by Word

• मांधाता: Māndhātā
• मांधाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• धुन्धुमारिः: Dhundhumāri
• धुन्धुमारिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुन्धुमारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• हरिश्चन्द्रादयः: Hariścandra and others
• हरिश्चन्द्रादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्चन्द्र-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; घटकाः: हरिश्चन्द्र + आदि)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘हरिश्चन्द्र आदि ये’

• नृपाः: kings
• नृपाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्राप्ताः: attained
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धिम्: success/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• व्रतेन: by the vow
• व्रतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमेण: supreme
• परमेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘व्रतेन’

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims in the Kedāra-mahātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of ancient kings—Māndhātā, Dhundhumāri, Hariścandra—approach a Śiva-liṅga with folded hands; their crowns set aside, signaling humility; a caption-like aura indicates ‘siddhi by this vow’.

Characters & Entities

• Māndhātā
• Dhundhumāri
• Hariścandra
• Śivarātri-vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even rulers engaged in worldly duties can attain siddhi through the supreme Śivarātri vow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) frames the teaching, though the verse highlights exemplary kings rather than a single site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The ‘supreme vow’ refers to Śivarātri-vrata as the recommended observance.