Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

उज्जयंतगिरेर्मूर्ध्नि गौरीस्कन्दगणेश्वराः । भावयंतो भवं सर्वे संस्थिता ब्रह्मवासरम्

Transliteration

ujjayaṃtagirermūrdhni gaurīskandagaṇeśvarāḥ | bhāvayaṃto bhavaṃ sarve saṃsthitā brahmavāsaram

Translation

Au sommet du mont Ujjayaṃta, Gaurī, Skanda et Gaṇeśa—avec tous leurs suivants—demeurèrent durant un jour entier de Brahmā, méditant et vénérant Bhava (Śiva).

Word by Word

• उज्जयन्तगिरेः: of Ujjayanta mountain
• उज्जयन्तगिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्जयन्त + गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the summit/head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• गौरीस्कन्दगणेश्वराः: Gaurī, Skanda, and Gaṇeśvara
• गौरीस्कन्दगणेश्वराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + स्कन्द + गणेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (Gaurī, Skanda, and Gaṇeśvara)

• भावयन्तः: causing to be / meditating upon
• भावयन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कर्तरि कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Present active participle; Masculine, Nom, Plural)

• भवं: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• संस्थिताः: stood/abided
• संस्थिताः: Main predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्थित’ अर्थे (Past participle; ‘stationed/remaining’)

• ब्रह्मवासरम्: the day of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मवासरम्: Karma / temporal extent (कर्म/कालाधिकरण-व्याप्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म + वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

King Bhoja (Rājā) (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ujjayaṃta-giri (Girnar) within Vastrāpatha-kṣetra orbit

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a wind-swept summit, Gaurī seated beside Bhava (Śiva) in deep meditation; Skanda and Gaṇeśa stand reverently with gaṇas around, the sky suggesting vast cosmic time.

Characters & Entities

• Ujjayaṃta
• Gaurī
• Skanda
• Gaṇeśa
• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the foremost divine beings model sustained devotion—meditation and worship of Śiva—magnifying the sanctity of the mountain and kṣetra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mount Ujjayaṃta in the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra/Prabhāsa sacred geography, associated with worship of Bhava (Śiva).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practices are bhāvana (contemplation/meditation) and worship of Bhava (Śiva); no specific procedural details are given in this verse.